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
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun