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
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding