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
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU