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:

Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd