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:

Andrii Shekhirev
Andrii Shekhirev
CEO & Cofounder, Biocatalyst, Enzymity, Warpgate, Satoriweb
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Rodrigo de Alvarenga
Managing Partner, HAG Ventures
Hasinur Rahaman
Hasinur Rahaman
Product Manager, TCG Digital Pvt. Ltd
Bobby Bahov
Bobby Bahov
CEO & Co-founder, Space Mining Technologies
Laura Herrero Gonzalez
Co-Founder, The Wonder Trip
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Giampiero Bonfiglio
Head Of Business Continuity Management Office, Mediobanca Group
Mari Carmen Ampiée Vigil
CEO, EE Estrategias para Artistas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Kevin Mascarenhas
Principal Coach & Founder, Natural Flow Consultancy
Aravind Ravichandran
Founder, TerraWatch Space
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Alireza Taravat
Senior Data Scientist / Project Manager, Deimos Space
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
Miguel García-Cesto Romero
CEO, ASAP Operational Research
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Carlos Bello Marcos
Carlos Bello Marcos
Innovation and Business Development Director, INNOVA4EU
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Masiar Emanuel Nashat
Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Tribe
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Mirko Tadic
Mirko Tadic
Managing Director, Bridgeway
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform