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:

Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb