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
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research