Jan Wikström has for the last 20 years worked with product development of the Flygt submersible drainage pumps. Jan is Xylems most knowledgeable engineer of designing wear- and clog resistant hydraulics for drainage pumps. Jan has an exceptional skill in identifying customer problems and pain points, which in some cases the customers are not even aware of. A contributing factor to these insights is his network with customers and time spent in the field. Besides his innovative mind-set, Jan is also very practical and capable of both preparing and testing prototypes. He also possesses good insights and knowledge of manufacturing technologies that often results in cost efficient solutions. Jan´s mindset is to always challenge how things are done and try to find better solutions. Since 2018, Jan have worked closely with Boliden to develop and verify new solutions of dewatering underground mines. As a result of the collaboration, Boliden think they can reduce their dewatering cost with at least 30%

Tyler Elkins is an electrical engineer from the United States and is currently living in Stockholm Sweden working for Xylem. He started as a service engineer commissioning large electrical equipment in the mining segment, which took him from Canada to Chile visiting different mining operations. Tyler has been with Xylem for over 10 years working in multiple areas of the water segment from biological treatment to underground mining. His previous role within Xylem was leading the global product management team for dewatering submersible pumps. In this role he focused on solving the underground mining challenges around water by launching some of the most advance pumping technologies. These launches which focused on customer challenges include Xylem’s smart pumping line, Bibo Alpha and Pareo, and the premium robust pump Flygt Bibo Bartail. He is currently the Director of Product Management for Digital Enablement at Xylem to focus on technology that drives outcome-based service solutions.

David Tomek has over 20 years of experience in underground hard rock mining, starting as a diamond drill offsider before moving to the mining team. From there, he worked his way up from a Nipper to a Shift Supervisor, with a large portion of time as a Remote Loader Operator. David spent many years as a member of mines rescue teams and holds Underground Supervisory practicing certificates in NSW and WA. His background and experiences have made him extremely safety conscious and passionate about seeking continual improvement to create the best possible underground environment. David is currently an Underground Mine Supervisor in Cobar NSW.