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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute