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:

Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford