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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space