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
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)