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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales