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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder