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:

Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun