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:

Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup