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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space