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:

Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space