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
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS