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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space