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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour