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:

Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital