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:

Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville