As head of the Coastal and Marine Department of DHI Water & Environment Malaysia, Juan Savioli has over 20 years’ experience in the application of numerical models in coastal and marine projects, and gained a deep understanding of the evaluation, modelling and analysis of flows, waves, and sediment transport processes. His expertise lies in coastal developments where reclamation, dredging and sedimentation processes are evaluated for their design and optimisation, and believes concepts such as Working with Nature can be applied to benefit coastal developments. He was part of PIANC’s Working Group 176 which produced A Guide for Applying Working with Nature to Navigation Infrastructure Projects.