Bangalore Executive Speakers

The following executives are featured speakers at the Bangalore Forum.

Sharul Rashid

Head of Technical Excellence
Petronas

Sharul has more than 30 years of experience in handling instrumentation and control issues in oil & gas, gas liquefaction and petrochemical plants including pipeline transmission network. Sharul advises not only within his Group Technical Solution but also plant Petronas-wide on instrumentation and control issues. He is involved as an instrumentation expert in many key Petronas projects, e.g., Kertih Compressor Station, Peninsular Gas Utilization metering stations, and MLNG Satu Rejuvenation and MLNG Dua Debottlenecking. Sharul is the President of International Society of Automation (ISA), Malaysia Section. He is co-chair Certification Work-Group (CWG) of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and), Vice-Chair IASSC (Instrument Automation Standards Subcommittee) for IOGP, Vice-Chair Digital Connected Society (Malaysia) and co-Steering Committee member of JIP33 (IOGP) (International Oil & Gas Producer. Additionally, he is voting member for ISA-75 (Actuated Valve) and IEC TC/S/15 for Smart Manufacturing.

S Manohar

General Manager
VDMA South India

Manohar has 30+ years of working experience in mechanical engineering companies, telecom, healthcare, banking and business process management organizations. Currently, he heads the VDMA South India office covering the states of Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. There are around 200+ VDMA members located in the southern region. He represents VDMA on the OPC UA FORUM India steering committee. He also represents the activities of Woodworking Machinery Division Frankfurt in India. He holds a B.E. with an MBA specialized in Marketing Management.

R. Sarangapani

Executive Director (BD, IBD & CW)
NTPC Nava Raipur

Sarangapani has about 32 years of experience in the power sector, both in engineering as well as in O&M areas. He was head of maintenance at India’s first ultra-supercritical station, Khargone. His focus areas are HMI engineering, cybersecurity, advanced process control, digital asset management, IIoT and Industry 4.0. Sarangapani was a topic leader and the only team member from India for preparation of IEC 62443-2-4 standard for Cybersecurity of Industrial Automation Systems. He spearheaded a project for remote operation of a hydro power station and also led the Digital Transformation team and prepared a digital roadmap. He holds a B.E (Control & Instrumentation) from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, M.Tech in Computer Science, IETE & also an alumnus of IIM, Lucknow.

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Executive Speakers

Singapore Executive Speakers

The following executives are featured speakers at the Singapore Forum.

Sharul Rashid

Head of Technical Excellence
Petronas

Sharul has more than 30 years of experience in handling instrumentation and control issues in oil & gas, gas liquefaction and petrochemical plants including pipeline transmission network. Sharul advises not only within his Group Technical Solution but also plant Petronas-wide on instrumentation and control issues. He is involved as an instrumentation expert in many key Petronas projects, e.g., Kertih Compressor Station, Peninsular Gas Utilization metering stations, and MLNG Satu Rejuvenation and MLNG Dua Debottlenecking. Sharul is the President of International Society of Automation (ISA), Malaysia Section. He is co-chair Certification Work-Group (CWG) of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and), Vice-Chair IASSC (Instrument Automation Standards Subcommittee) for IOGP, Vice-Chair Digital Connected Society (Malaysia) and co-Steering Committee member of JIP33 (IOGP) (International Oil & Gas Producer. Additionally, he is voting member for ISA-75 (Actuated Valve) and IEC TC/S/15 for Smart Manufacturing.

Murli Balsubramanian

Sr. Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific

Murli is currently the Senior Principal I&C Engineer for ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company and serves as the Senior Advisor for all ExxonMobil businesses. With 35 years of experience in instrumentation and controls, he has worked in both Projects (pharmaceuticals, pure chemicals, fertilizers, refining and petrochemicals) and Operations support roles. Mr. Balsubramanian graduated with a B.E. in Electronics Engineering.

Milind

AI Scientist
Mercedes-Benz

Milind heads the AI product development and operations function at Mercedes-Benz for Region Overseas, covering more than 40 countries globally. With close to two decades of experience in business leadership and consulting roles, he has advised governments on policy and regulatory matters, worked with private companies on strategy and growth initiatives, been a core team member of a successful start-up, and has turned around a loss-making business. Milind also serves on the advisory board of the AI for Good Foundation.

Additional Speakers are listed on the Singapore Page.   
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Forum Topics

• AI and Machine Learning
• Transforming to 21st Century Operations
• Energy Transition and Industrial Sustainability
• Asset Performance Management
• Automation Innovations
• Cybersecurity for Digitalization and Sustainability
• Digital Twins and Connected Smart Machines
• Digital Workforce and Culture
• Industrial IoT Platforms, Edge Infrastructure, and End Devices
• MES End User Success Stories
• Smart Infrastructure

Tokyo In-Person Event Agenda

The Tokyo presentations will be made in Japanese.  Please see the Tokyo Program for details.

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Bangalore Event Agenda

Following is the schedule for the Bangalore Event sessions.  Times and sessions are subject to change.  All times are India Standard Time (IST). Presentations will be made in English.

Wednesday, July 10

 Thursday, July 11

Note: PATS O-PAS & Industry 4.0 Seminar/HANDS ON Date: July 10, 2024 – 2PM to 4PM at SMAR booth

Singapore Event Agenda

Following is the schedule for the Singapore Event sessions.  Times and sessions are subject to change.  All times are Singapore Standard Time (SST). Presentations will be made in English.

Thursday, August 1

Location

The Tokyo Forum is held at KFC Hall & Rooms.

KFC Hall & Rooms  
6-1, Yokoami-1,  
Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015  
Japan  
+81-3-5610-5801

The Bangalore Forum is held at Radisson Blu Atria Hotel.

Radisson Blu Atria Hotel  
1 Palace Road  
Bengaluru, 560001  
India  
1 800 1080 333

The Singapore Forum is held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
392 Havelock Road
Singapore 169663
+65 6733 0880

To Register

Forum Fee

There is no fee to attend for ARC Advisory Service Clients, Digital Transformation Council (DTC) members, Speakers, Panelists, and Sponsors of this Forum.  Technology End Users including Manufacturing, Energy, Supply Chain, Logistics and City Leaders are also welcome to register at no cost. Please select the appropriate ticket type when you register to receive your complimentary ticket.

If you are a technology end user, we encourage you to become a DTC member to receive your free ticket.  Please visit the Digital Transformation Council page to learn all the benefits of becoming a member of this thriving community.

For the Tokyo In-Person Forum fee, please contact ARC Japan, [email protected], +81 4 2991 1685. For the Bangalore In-Person Forum fee, please contact ARC India, Ganapathiraman G. [email protected], (0)9632330000. For the Singapore In-Person Forum fee, please contact ARC Singapore, Bob Gill, [email protected], +65 97709566.

Registration Methods

For assistance with registration, please contact Leena Kanickaraj, [email protected] to register for the Bangalore Forum or Fox Chen, [email protected] to register for the Singapore Forum.

• Bangalore Forum Online Registration
• Singapore Forum Online Registration
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Cancellations and Substitutions

Substitutions may be made at any time at no additional charge. The registration fee is fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the Forum date minus a $75 administration fee. A 50% cancellation fee will be assessed after that date. In place of the registration fee refund, attendees may choose to receive access to all session video recordings for 1 month. All cancellations must be received in writing.