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:

Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch