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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75