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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV