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:

Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU