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:

Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.