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:

Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA