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:

Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH