Prakash Kumar Karunakaran is a senior industrial AI and digital transformation leader with deep experience across refineries, petrochemicals, LNG and gas operations. Formerly Head of Technology Digital Solutions at PETRONAS, he now serves in an Enterprise AI advisory capacity, shaping AI strategy and the organisational shifts required to scale AI beyond pilots into measurable outcomes. His work spans domain reimagination, operating model and governance design, data and architecture guardrails, and talent and adoption systems that hold up in 24/7 environments. He is known for translating “plant reality” into enterprise-ready AI: practical pathways for ML, GenAI and emerging agentic approaches to deliver outcomes that leaders can operationalise, assure, and scale.
Prakash Kumar Karunakaran
Strategic Advisor, Enterprise AI, Technology & Transformation, Petronas