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
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab