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
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas