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:

Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored