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
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway