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:

Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars