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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)