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
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales