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:

Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology