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
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas