Blueprints Water – Experts Podcast from Bentley
Expert Podcast Chapters Overall Description
The water sector is facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities in today’s rapidly evolving landscape. From managing dwindling freshwater resources to leveraging cutting-edge technologies, the sector is undergoing significant transformation. To shed light on these critical topics, we aim to bring the scientific perspective and an expert point of view to our audience.
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Chapter 1: Urban Floods – Water Quality Matters
Mitigating risk for floodwater projects is a critical issue that is impacting urban cities worldwide. Water quality and the increasing threat of floods are at frequent risk of bringing pollutants and contaminants. As urbanization accelerates, cities face the dual challenge of ensuring clean water for their populations while also managing the rising risk of floods. We’ll explore how these challenges are interconnected, the impact on public health, and the innovative solutions being implemented to safeguard our urban environments. In this chapter, you will learn about:
- Pollutant runoff and health risks
- Infrastructure strain
- How to implement mitigation strategies
- The role of technology and what does it mean to Bentley Systems
Chapter 2: Behind the Scenes Engineering Challenges in Stormwater Network Operation
Stormwater network operations face their own sets of engineering challenges that require a robust software solution to manage. In this episode, you will learn:
- Capacity management
- Regular inspection and maintenance
- Upgrading and replacing aging infrastructure
- Integration with urban planning
Chapter 3: Understanding Floods and Leveraging Technology for Solutions – Libya Derna Flood Event
In September 2023, Libya faced a devastating impact from Storm Daniel. Catastrophic flooding from the extreme weather event left the area in need of a robust response. In this episode, you will learn:
- The analysis of the causes and impact of the Derna flood event
- How technology integration can predict and manage flood risks
- Enhancing emergency preparedness and response through real-time data and comms systems
- Developing long-term solutions for sustainable flood management
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Podcast Speakers
Rua Suleiman
Product Sales Engineer
Bentley Systems
Rua Suleiman is a seasoned professional with extensive regional consultancy experience in the water industry.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the American University of Sharjah. Currently supporting as a Water Industry Sales Engineer at Bentley Systems as she provides engineering and sales consultancy services across the EMEA region. With a decade of experience spanning various sectors—including construction, consultancy, government, and technology companies—Rua brings a unique blend of expertise. Her background positions her as an invaluable asset in bridging government, consultancy firms, and mega projects, particularly during the critical stages of building technology frameworks to achieve missions’ success.
Slavco Velickov
Water Director
Bentley Systems
Slavco Velickov is a Global Water Industry Sales Director at Bentley Systems. He heads up a team of professionals that deliver Bentley’s Water Solutions globally. Slavco further develops new markers and business opportunities with channel partners and added-value digital integrators.
Slavco is a chartered engineer and has over 25 years of experience in the water industry in all phases of infrastructural projects development, financing and implementation. He has worked on more than 200 projects internationally: clean water, wastewater and stormwater projects, hydrodynamic and hydrological studies, water treatment process plants and facilities, and renewable energy projects.
is Ph.D. is from the Technical University in Delft. He is also an invited industry speaker at TU Delft.
Simon Newton
Application Engineer
Bentley Systems
Simon Newton has international consulting experience focused on water conveyance, treatment, and hydraulic modeling. Prior to joining Bentley, Simon worked for international consultants delivering projects on riverine, stormwater and inundation studies. He has a Natural Resources & Civil engineering degree from University of Canterbury, NZ. Mr. Newton is a member of the Engineering Solutions team for Bentley’s OpenFlows software where he provides support to existing and prospective users to get the most out of their hydraulic and hydrologic models and analyzes.
Luís Fernander
Product Manager
Bentley Systems
Luís Fernandes is a product manager for Bentley Systems’ OpenFlows desktop products. At Bentley since 2017, he is responsible for the flood modelling and analysis products, being directly involved in their development and as an expert with users, delivering training, and liaising with the sales and technical support teams. Luís Fernandes is an Environmental Engineer with a MSc specializing in hydraulic and environmental modelling. He previously worked as a researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal and as a consultant in the development and implementation of hydraulic/hydrodynamic/water quality models. He also has large experience in developing operational met-ocean forecasting systems and most recently has focused on flood modelling.
