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:

Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers