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:

Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible