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
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb