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:

Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers