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
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital