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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40