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:

Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer