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:

Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales