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.
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory