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
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt