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
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales