Discover the mentoring
programme

Do you have expertise worth sharing? Each edition of the CASSINI Hackathons awards 3 overall winners who will have access to 100 hours of expert mentoring. Each team will work with several experts whose backgrounds range from technical topics like Earth Observation and GNSS through to business development, marketing, design and more. We’d love for you to become part of our mentoring programme so you can share your skills and knowledge and help shape the next generation of (space) entrepreneurs. Apply now!

Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible