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:

Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Uzoma Agba
Business Mentor, Seedstars
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA
Patricia Soares da Costa
CEO & Branding Consultant, Marquinista Branding
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Piotr Bucki
Owner, Piotr Bucki
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway