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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)