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:

Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.