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:

Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV