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:

Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA