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:

Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io