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:

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers