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:

Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)