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:

Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible