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:

Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space