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:

Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency