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:

Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager