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
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun