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:

Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures