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:

Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding