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:

Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Claudia van den Berg Morelli
Founder, Mint Labs
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino
Founder and CEO, GlobeEye
Karin Künnapas
Co-Director, kood/Jõhvi
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies