Dr Sakthy Selvakumaran is a civil engineer who uses satellites to watch over infrastructure from space. She is Founder & CEO of BKwai, a technology company using data to predict ground and structural issues in the built environment before they occur. She is a Chartered Engineer & Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) and a Fellow in Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where she leads multidisciplinary research focused on infrastructure resilience, natural hazards and climate challenges. With experience spanning UK and Spanish infrastructure delivery and asset management, and post- earthquake reconstruction in Peru, Sakthy brings real-world and research perspectives to the future of construction. Outside work she volunteers as Engineering Manager for SARAID and is a qualified Urban Search & Rescue Technician, deploying to disaster-impacted regions. Honours include Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, the FT Top 100 Women in UK Engineering, and the Royal Academy of Engineering's Shott Accelerator.

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