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:

Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners