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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy