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:

Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder