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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
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
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75