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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way