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:

Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe