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:

Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO