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:

William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt