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:

Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio