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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA