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:

Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch