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!

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Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredomagliola/
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcampiee
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-go/
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
https://es.linkedin.com/in/xavierbanque
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/masiarnashat/
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolien-van-puyvelde-b9181a83/
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablogarridorodriguez/
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-van-den-berg-morelli/
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwatersc/?originalSubdomain=be
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mirko-tadic/
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clydehutchinson/
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniskibirev/
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasinurrahaman/
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-mondon-42567557/?originalSubdomain=de
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelosnoulas
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierbellomarcos/
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciasoaresdacosta/
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
http://www.linkedin.com/in/wlappe
Ozkan Gurhan
Senior Engineer, Aviate Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozkan-gurhan-978808235/?originalSubdomain=be
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-de-canio/