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
Floriano Bonfigli
Floriano Bonfigli
Program Director, AC75
Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe
CEO, Latitudo 40
MD Bayzidul Islam
MD Bayzidul Islam
PHD Candidate, TU Darmstadt
Tony Sephton
Tony Sephton
ex-ESA, Special Projects Manager
Dalibor Cerny
Dalibor Cerny
Legal Mind, Sparring.io
Emmanuel Mondon
Founder & Senior Consultant, AdviceGEO
Alexandre Mencik
Alexandre Mencik
CEO, Space Platform
Christophe Christiaen
Christophe Christiaen
Innovation and Impact Lead, University of Oxford
Panis Pieri
Founder, Panis.News
Jasmina Ristic
Jasmina Ristic
Managing Director, Horizer
Alex Godlewski
Alex Godlewski
Investment Senior Associate, NewSpace Capital
Frederic Gaillot
Frederic Gaillot
President, Montalto Capital SAS
Manuel Cuba
Manuel Cuba
Managing Director, Helix Space
Andrea Bauer
Founder & Strategist, BEAM Innovation Studio
Javier Bello
Javier Bello
Director Of Marketing & Product Management, Innova4EU
Nicola Musgrove
Entrepreneurial Programmes Director, Anchored