Hannes Björninen, Cheif Operating Officer (COO) at Fluidit Ltd

As Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Fluidit, I orchestrate the day-to-day activities of the entire Fluidit team to execute the company's strategy effectively and empoweringly. I provide the leadership to ensure our consulting and software development teams run sustainably and at their best in the current and future operational environments. Clear, meaningful, and positive communication is the foundation.

As one team, Fluidit strives to help water authorities, municipalities, and private companies exceed their expectations for their digitalization journey. Our software tools streamline day-to-day engineering work and enable building city-scale digital twins of urban water and district energy infrastructure. With our tools, simulation and data analytics are intuitive and fun!

I have over 15 years of international experience in water resources modeling, design, and engineering consulting in Australia and Finland. At Fluidit, I lead the global business development of our stormwater, sewer, and flood simulation tools.

• Experienced Lead Engineer and Project Manager for water engineering projects such as combined sewer system analysis, flood studies, water cycle management strategies, and the design of stormwater management infrastructure.

• I specialize in hydrological and hydraulic modeling of urban stormwater, combined sewer systems, and surface water flooding. I am a seasoned user of various modeling tools and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In addition to the Fluidit product line, I have worked with TUFLOW, SMS, Infoworks ICM, EPA SWMM, HEC-RAS, DRAINS, RAFTS, WBNM, and RORB.

• M.Sc. (Tech) Civil Engineering, Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng Australia)