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:

Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables