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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group