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:

Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology