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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder