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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe