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:

Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki