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:

Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.