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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip