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:

Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS