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:

Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io