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:

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun