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:

Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia