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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory