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
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space