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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency