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:

Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise