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:

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV