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:

Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space