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:

Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU