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:

Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi