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:

Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs