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:

Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility