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
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip