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
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup