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
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour