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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space