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:

Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures