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!

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Meet our mentors

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

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmatsakis/
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelantoniocuba/
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beneseitz/
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-sephton-5329671ab/
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/?originalSubdomain=ee
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
https://es.linkedin.com/in/miquelgarcia
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
http://linkedin.com/in/mdbayzidulislam
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/godlewskialex/
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alirezataravat/
Ulyana Shtybel
CCO, HighCastle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulyanashtybel/?originalSubdomain=uk
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlmascarenhas/
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvesterkaczmarek/
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlesdebart/
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mirko-tadic/
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredomagliola/
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonfigliogiampiero/
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-garc%C3%ADa-cesto-romero
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyradmall/
Balázs Slezák
CEO, Wozify
https://www.linkedin.com/in/balazsslezak/?originalSubdomain=hu
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-go/