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:

MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible