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:

Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute