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:

Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space