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:

Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.