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:

William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology