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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb