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:

Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford