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!

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Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/orfeas-voutyras-23133970/?originalSubdomain=gr
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcopoliafico/
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-sephton-5329671ab/
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlesdebart/
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
https://www.linkedin.com/in/floriano/
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-go/
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasinurrahaman/
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-gaillot-68b581/
Balázs Slezák
CEO, Wozify
https://www.linkedin.com/in/balazsslezak/?originalSubdomain=hu
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-de-canio/
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/masiarnashat/
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniskibirev/
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwatersc/?originalSubdomain=be
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonfigliogiampiero/
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
http://linkedin.com/in/mdbayzidulislam
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clydehutchinson/
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmatsakis/
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-elia-94160810
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaetanovolpe/
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvesterkaczmarek/
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcampiee