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:

Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway