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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford