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!

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Meet our mentors

Meet a selection of our expert mentors supporting the winning teams:

Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreabauer
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
http://linkedin.com/in/aravindravichandran
Andreas Elia
Andreas Elia
Project Manager - IoT Solutions, CyRIC - Cyprus Research and Innovation Center
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-elia-94160810
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-lys-00287711/?originalSubdomain=fr
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clydehutchinson/
Dimitris Matsakis
Dimitris Matsakis
Partner, P.L.A.N.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmatsakis/
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
https://www.linkedin.com/in/floriano/
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelantoniocuba/
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasinurrahaman/
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/godlewskialex/
Raili Liiva
Raili Liiva
Partner, Lasting Dynamics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raili-liiva-82797b134/
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigodealvarenga/
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alirezataravat/
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-mencik-ba8668118/
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-branco-9453a6/
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwatersc/?originalSubdomain=be
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mirko-tadic/
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlmascarenhas/
Angelos Noulas
Angelos Noulas
Managing Director, Dialog Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelosnoulas
Yury Ovseenko
Yury Ovseenko
President, UiA Nyskaping
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yury-ovseenko-3211a21a/?originalSubdomain=ch
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcampiee