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:

Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75