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:

Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall
Director, The Ivy Way
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia