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
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA