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:

Gabriele De Canio
Transformation Officer, European Space Agency
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
Stavri Nikolov
Stavri Nikolov
Founding Director, Digital Spaces Living Lab
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager