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:

Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford