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:

Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales