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:

Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder