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:

Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales