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:

Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab