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:

Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital