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:

Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye