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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute