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:

Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Xavier Banqué
CEO, Rokubun
Johnny Waterschoot
Owner, Aesiris CommV
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Alfredo Magliola
Alfredo Magliola
Business Manager, Natural Crunch
Julia Gottfriedsen
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Science Team Lead, OroraTech GmbH
William Carbone
CEO, The Adjacent Possible
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Moyses Moyseos
Incubation Manager, Gravity Ventures Technology Incubator
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Pedro Branco
Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Angle B.V.
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management, Airbus Defence and Space
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Dennis Kibirev
CMO, Founder & CEO @ Mesh Ai, FrontierFunder
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Miguel Ángel López Trujillo
Associate, Lean Sales
Orfeas Voutyras
Associate & Scientific Advisor, Corallia
Matt Kuppers
Founder & CEO, Startup Manufactory
Jan Lukačevič
Jan Lukačevič
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer, Prague Innovation Institute