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:

Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners