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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center