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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour