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!

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Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Balázs Slezák
CEO, Wozify
https://www.linkedin.com/in/balazsslezak/?originalSubdomain=hu
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/masiarnashat/
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
https://www.linkedin.com/in/floriano/
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-mencik-ba8668118/
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-branco-9453a6/
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelosnoulas
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredomagliola/
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-de-canio/
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashekhirev/
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/?originalSubdomain=ee
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raili-liiva-82797b134/
Ozkan Gurhan
Senior Engineer, Aviate Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozkan-gurhan-978808235/?originalSubdomain=be
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcopoliafico/
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beneseitz/
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
http://linkedin.com/in/aravindravichandran
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-bello-marcos
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgio-licciardi/?originalSubdomain=it
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmatsakis/
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlesdebart/
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyradmall/
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/godlewskialex/