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:

Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners