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:

Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform