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:

Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye