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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim