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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford