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:

Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners