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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)