The 10th Cassini Hackathon Greece, co-created by Impact Hub Athens and Sani/Ikos Group, from 7–9 November 2025, concluded with three inspiring days of creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas shaping the future of sustainable tourism. As one of the ten host countries of the European Cassini #EUSpace Hackathon, Greece joined a powerful network of more than 900 innovators across Europe, exploring how space data can transform the way we travel.
This year’s hackathon attracted more than 90 applications, bringing together young professionals, students, entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, and data scientists, working both online and in person. With the guidance of 16 expert mentors and insights from 7 jury members, seven teams reached the final pitching round, and three outstanding projects emerged as winners :
- 1st winner Crowdless: A machine learning model that predicts crowd levels and suggests lesser-known destinations to promote balanced tourism.
- 2nd winner TerraPath: A mobile and web app that calculates safe and fast hiking routes using satellite and GPS data to anticipate hazards.
- 3rd winner ClimaPack: An intelligent travel assistant that turns satellite data into personalized packing advice, safety alerts, and sustainability tips for travelers and tourism businesses.
The winners received prizes of €3,000, €2,000, and €1,000 respectively, and 3 months of business support from the Impact Hub Athens team to help develop their projects and bring their ideas to market.
Impact Hub’s collaboration with the Sani/Ikos Group, the main partner of the hackathon, played a key role in shaping this initiative. Their commitment to sustainability and innovation, along with the support and auspices of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), created a fertile environment for experimentation, dialogue, and co-creation.
This year’s mentor lineup featured professionals from the fields of space technology, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Representatives from Marketing Greece, TÜV Austria Hellas, EY Greece, Lamda Development, CAIUS, The UX Prodigy, and academic institutions contributed to an exceptional learning and networking experience for all participants. Their contribution helped create an environment where participants could test ideas, ask questions, and work closely with the experts.
Beyond the competition, the hackathon served as a first meeting point for key stakeholders in the tourism sector. Interactive discussions between teams, academics, and industry professionals built meaningful connections and knowledge sharing, ingredients for impactful innovation.
This 10th edition showed once again that sustainable tourism can benefit greatly from open collaboration and new perspectives grounded in real challenges. A warm thank you to everyone who took part, contributed time, expertise, and enthusiasm and to all the participants who pushed their ideas further.