Noriswadi Ismail graduated with LLB (Hons) International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and LLM in Information Technology & Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom as a British Chevening Scholar. Currently the Group General Counsel / Company Secretary, Vice President of Corporate Services, HeiTech Padu Berhad. Called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2001, a registered Trade Mark and Patent Agent in Malaysia. He leads the corporate advisory, regulatory compliance, risk management and intellectual property rights portfolio of the Group and its subsidiaries.

In June 2006, he was awarded the Association Technical Overseas Scholarship by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation and Japan Patent Office attending the prestigious Intellectual Property Rights training for lawyers in Tokyo. He sits as Secretary on the Management Committee and is Secretary for all Board Committees of HeiTech Padu Berhad. Besides his main portfolio, he is actively involved with continued research interest in interdisciplinary technology laws, intellectual property and public policy for Malaysia’s ICT stakeholders. A frequent speaker of Asia Business Forum and speaks occasionally in London, Glasgow and Istanbul on emerging issues of IP, RFID, data protection and privacy. At times, he is a guest lecturer on Intellectual Property in emerging technologies at his Alma matter, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM.