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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager