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:

Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory