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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville