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:

Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA