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:

Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU