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:

Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers