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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting