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:

MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way