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:

Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU