Executive Director · DigitalEnergy Asia Sdn Bhd · Malaysia
Ir. Sharul A Rashid is the Executive Director at DigitalEnergy Asia Sdn. Bhd. and CEO of TI Consultancy in the areas of Instrumentation & Control, Metering and Telecommunication as well OT Cybersecurity and Smart Manuf. / Industry 4.0 / Digital Transformation.
Currently, he is the President of the International Society of Automation (ISA), Malaysia Section, ISA Chair (Elect) - Asia Pacific Region, as well as Vice-President of Digital Connect Society (Malaysia). He graduated from University of Miami in BSc Electrical Engineering and from Univ. of Florida - Master in Engineering before joining PETRONAS from 1990-2024.
A distinguished leader in industrial automation, cybersecurity, and technical governance, he formerly served as PETRONAS Head of Technical Excellence and Group Technical Authority & Custodian Engineer for Instrumentation & Control. Recognized globally for his contributions to industry standards and innovation, he has held several prominent international leadership positions, including Vice-Chair of the ISA Global Cyber Security Alliance (ISAGCA), Co-Chair of the Certification Work Group for the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF), and Vice-Chair of the International Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) Instrument Automation Standards Subcommittee (IASSC), where he played a key role in advancing cybersecurity, automation, and operational excellence across the global energy sector.
He is an External Learning Partner (ELP) for Institute Of Technology PETRONAS(INSTEP). He is an “Expert” ISA/IEC 62443 Certification in Cybersecurity since 2019 and Certified Functional Safety Engineer, TUV Rheinland since 2010. He is trained in Industry 4.0 Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI), recognized by World-Economic Forum under INCIT.
He is a voting member for NSC 19 / TC 15 for Smart Manuf. and Chair of Additive Manuf. Working Group, Depart. of Standard Malaysia, Chair SubGroup AI System Design & Architecture & committee member IOT Functional Safety technical codes.
8–9 December 2026, Hilton Hotel, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia