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
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way