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
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager