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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners