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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility