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
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy