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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory