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
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding