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:

Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored