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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners