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.
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA