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:

Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH