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:

Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH