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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency