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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology