Invited Speakers

Sandhu is a post-graduate of the Royal College of Art and has received many honours, awards and fellowships, including a Churchill Fellowship and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts. In December 2008 he chaired a session of the European Ministerial Conference on e-Inclusion in Vienna. In 2003 he chaired a key session in the European Parliament of the European Day of Disabled People. He has been a major player in Inclusive Design since 1972 with over 300 wide-ranging publications and 80 public domain designs. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, various UK Government Departments, the European Standardisation Institute, the German Ministry for External Development, the European Commission's Fourth and Fifth Research Framework Programs and including Euro-India, Euro Latin-America, Euro-Caribe. Sandhu is a founder member of the European Disability Forum, European Cooperation in Science & Technology 219, European Institute on Design for Disability, International Federation for Information Processing WG13.2, European Consumers Standardisation Body (ANEC), etc. He has worked in over 40 countries and lectured extensively including over 100 keynoters. Sandhu was instrumental in initiating the crucial Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People (TIDE) in Europe and been a recipient of over 150 major research grants in R & D.