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:

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space