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
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
Miquel Garcia Fernandez
CTO, Rokubun
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40