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)
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute