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
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers