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:

Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford