Baran Sahan is the Head of Operations at Smart City Consultancy Ltd, with a background in both robotics and aeronautics. He will be leading the operations of the control room environment and Smart City experience centre in Milton Keynes.

He is also the Robotics Lead at Swift Robotics who is a key partner in MK projects.

Baran is an MSc graduate in Advanced Aerospace Engineering from Imperial College London and previously worked in the development of VTOL BVLOS UAV systems as an Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer.