Forum Topics

• 21st Century Operations: Where IT, OT, and ET Converge
• AI and Machine Learning
• Asset Performance Management
• Automation Innovations
• Digital Twins and Connected Smart Machines
• Digital Workforce and Culture
• Energy Transition and Sustainability
• Industrial Cybersecurity
• Industrial IoT Platforms, Edge Infrastructure, and End Devices
• MES End User Success Stories
• Smart Infrastructure

Tokyo In-Person Event Agenda

Following is the schedule for the Tokyo Forum sessions.  All times are Japan time.  Presentations will be made in both Japanese and English (full interpretation services are available).

Tuesday, June 20 - Tokyo, Japan

ARC Industry Forum Asia - Japanese Version

Bangalore In-Person Event Agenda

Following is the schedule for the Bangalore Forum sessions.  All times are India Standard Time (IST). Presentations will be made in English.

Wednesday, July 12

Thursday, July 13

Featured Speakers

The following executives are among the speakers at the Forum.

Sharul Rashid

Group Technical Authority, Instrument & Control   
Petronas

Sharul Rashid 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. He advises not only within his Group Technical Solutions but also Petronas-wide on plant instrumentation and control issues. He is involved as an instrumentation expert in many key Petronas projects, including the Kertih Compressor Station, Peninsular Gas Utilization metering stations, and MLNG Satu Rejuvenation and MLNG Dua Debottlenecking. Sharul is a Steering Committee (SC) member for JIP33 (IOGP), Vice-Chair Instrument Automation Standards Sub-Committee (IOGP) and Vice-Chair ISAGCA (ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance) and “Expert” ISA IEC 62443 Certification in Cybersecurity. Sharul is Co-chair of Certification Working Group (CWG) of OPAF (Open Process Automation Forum).

Shogo Kaneko

General Manager, Digital & Data Science Innovation Dept.   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

Shogo Kaneko is a leader in promoting company-wide Digital Transformation (DX) projects and value creation activities through data utilization, and has been in his current position since 2019. After obtaining a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, he joined Sumitomo Chemical in 2003, where his career started in production technology and process development as a process engineer. After a 13-year-experience in production sites, and then moving to the head office, he promoted DX activities in the manufacturing factory for the next three years from 2016.

Sunita Devi

Group Lead, Open Process Automation   
Reliance Industries Ltd.

Sunita Devi has more than 16 years of experience in the refinery and petrochemical industry and has worked extensively on commissioning and lifecycle management of DCS & SIS at RIL-Jamnagar Manufacturing Division. She is a TUV certified functional Safety professional and subject matter expert for Control System Reliability and Foundation Fieldbus technology at RIL. Her area of interests are ICS reliability and cybersecurity, OPC-UA, virtualization, Fieldbus technology, and IIOT. Sunita holds a B. Tech. in Electronics and Instrumentation.

Tetsu Honjo

General Manager, DX Office, Company Strategy General Div., Chemicals Company   
AGC Inc.

Tetsu Honjo was involved in maintenance, construction, and operation management as an instrumentation/control system engineer at the domestic and overseas production plants of AGC Chemicals Company, and later took charge of management and corporate strategy operations, including plant managers of production plants and the Strategic Planning Office of Corporate Planning Department of AGC. In 2017, he established a planning and execution organization for the realization of smart factories through the use of digital technology in AGC Chemicals Company, and in 2019, he launched the Digital Transformation Office to lead the planning and execution of various projects for the use of digital technology and information.

Mohan Kalyanaraman

Technology Acquisition Advisor, Strategic Planning   
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering

Mohan Kalyanaraman holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and an MBA and has 26 years of experience in catalysis, commercialization, and business development. He is currently a technology acquisition advisor for ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company and serves as the Marketing and Outreach co-chair for the Open Process Automation Forum.

Masataka Masutani

Division Director, Production Technology Div.   
ENEOS Materials Corporation

After joining JSR Corporation in 1998, Masataka Masutani has provided his expertise in the areas of process development, plant design, and manufacturing staff. Since 2011, he has been in charge of plant operations as the production engineering team leader and then, the production engineering manager. Since 2016, he has been involved in smart manufacturing that incorporates drones and AI into chemical plants. On April 1, 2022, as ENEOS Corporation completed the acquisition of JSR's elastomer business, he transferred to ENEOS Materials Corporation, which ENEOS established to succeed JSR's elastomer business, and served as the division director of production technology division.

Vivek Gupta

Joint Vice President and Head of Instrument & Digital   
DCM Shriram Limited

Vivek Gupta has over 33 years of experience in the field of Control & Instrumentation (C&I). From 1988-2006 he worked with Instrumentation Limited. Since 2006 he has been with DCM Shriram Limited at Kota, Rajasthan. He is responsible for automation and digitalization of power plant, fertilizer plant, chlor alkali plant, PVC plant, calcium carbide plant, and Fenesta Building Systems. Vivek has completed the HARVARD Manage Mentor course, attended Leadership Effectiveness Program from IIM-Bangalore, and a Leadership program arranged by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations, India. In 2016 he was awarded Distinguished Instrumentation Professional under District 14 of ISA. Vivek is currently a member of the Steering Committee of ARC’s Digital Transformation Council, USA and the ISA-Delhi, and a member of Working Group of CII for Smart Manufacturing. Vivek holds a B.E (Electrical) from MNIT, Jaipur.

Hideki Ono

Group Manager, MI Technology Group, Digital Research Center, Central Technical Research Laboratory   
ENEOS Corporation

After joining ENEOS Corporation in 2002, Hideki Ono was engaged in R&D of petroleum refining catalysts, separation materials, and battery materials, as well as new process development, etc. In 2018, he moved to work utilizing digital technologies such as simulation, participating in the joint research and commercialization of an AI simulator with Preferred Networks, Inc. In 2021, he was transferred to Preferred Computational Chemistry, a joint venture with Preferred Networks, to engage in business start-up and sales, before assuming his current position in April 2022.

Latha D S

Discipline Head, Power Business Unit - Instrumentation and Controls   
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited

Latha began her career with a brief stint as a Lecturer; subsequently joined John Brown Engineering (P) Limited; and in 2004 she joined TCE. In her present role she is responsible for improvization in utilization of existing technologies, adopting emerging technologies and driving design innovations. She has over 30 years of industry experience in field instrumentation and control systems engineering. Latha has worked on many firsts, such as implementation of TMR SIL control system for petrochemical industry, HAZOP and FMEA for power plants. She represents TCE at various sectional committees of Bureau of Indian Standards as a member. Latha holds a B.E. (Instrumentation and Controls) from Bangalore University, Karnataka, India.

R. Sarangapani

General Manager & HOD (Station Engg. & R&M)   
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.

List of Executive Speakers

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 Hotel.

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