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:

Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space