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:

Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics