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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch