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
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)