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:

Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group