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
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator