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:

Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies