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
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory