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:

Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75