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
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia