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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe