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:

Jennifer Meyer
Jennifer Meyer
Software Developer, N3xtcoder
Nisrine Hammout
Data Scientist, Mavim
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Jolien Van Puyvelde
Founder, Design Myths
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS