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:

Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville