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
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Karlis Skuja
CEO, WindHackers
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Dr. Johanna Braun
Dr. Johanna Braun
Owner, Innovation, Venture & Sustainability Advisory