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:

Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space