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
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville