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
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Giorgio Licciardi
Technologist, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Clyde Hutchinson
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner, Journey Partners
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Pablo Garrido
Pablo Garrido
Investment Manager, EIT Urban Mobility
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Benedikt Seitz
Benedikt Seitz
Founder, Seitz Ventures
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Gleb Maltsev
Pitch Coach & Co-founder, Fundwise
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Sylvester Kaczmarek
Chief Scientific Officer, Stealth Startup
Désiré Nzengou
Consultant, EUSPA