Dragan Savić is Chief Executive Officer at KWR Water Research Institute based in the Netherlands. He is also Professor of Hydroinformatics at the University of Exeter in the UK and Distinguished Professor at the National University of Malaysia.
Professor Savić is an international expert in smart water systems with over 35 years of experience working in engineering, academia and research consultancy. His work has resulted in patentable innovation and spinout companies. In addition to innovation and leadership skills, he is known for believing in bridging science to practice in the wider water sector and utilities in general.
He is elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the International Water Association, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.