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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim