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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research