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.
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator