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:

Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers