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
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting