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:

Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch