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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU