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:

Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way