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:

Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator