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
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville