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:

Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
https://www.linkedin.com/in/googlehumano/
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clydehutchinson/
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcopoliafico/
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
https://es.linkedin.com/in/miquelgarcia
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredomagliola/
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlesdebart/
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ednzengou/
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-bello-marcos
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelosnoulas
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebmaltsev/?originalSubdomain=ee
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alirezataravat/
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giorgio-licciardi/?originalSubdomain=it
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-go/
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
http://linkedin.com/in/mdbayzidulislam
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotrbucki/
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablogarridorodriguez/
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-lys-00287711/?originalSubdomain=fr
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolien-van-puyvelde-b9181a83/
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginnyradmall/
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
http://www.linkedin.com/in/wlappe