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:

Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center