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:

Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory