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:

MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
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
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS