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:

Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS