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
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator