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:

Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group