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:

Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder