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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales