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
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki