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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV