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
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip