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
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales