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
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Alexandra Garatzogianni
Head of Tech Transfer, Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Marco Poliafico
Marco Poliafico
Modeller Associate, GE Renewables
Carles Debart
Carles Debart
Business Development Manager, Geoville
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Wilhelm Lappe
Wilhelm Lappe
Founder, theBizTour
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space