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:

Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures