Malcolm Fisk is Professor of Ageing and Digital Health at De Montfort University in the United Kingdom. He has extensive international experience and is widely published. His speaking engagements include keynote presentations at events from Australia and Taiwan to Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. He holds visiting positions at the Open University (UK) and Univerzita Hradec Králové.
Notable among his roles and activities are his leadership of respective European Commission projects focused on developing a code of practice for telehealth services; and addressing the range and adequacy of standards around ICT and active ageing. This positions him at the interface of people and technologies – where, for the aforementioned projects and in his wider research and teaching, he champions the need for ethical, inclusive and responsible design and service approaches.
Overall, Malcolm’s career has embraced executive and professional roles for housing and social services in local government (England, Scotland and Wales); establishing and often leading third sector organisations involved in ageing and community development; and over fifteen years in academia. He has fulfilled several expert roles for the European Commission, Welsh Government and multiple agencies including NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and ANEC (European Consumer Voice on Standardisation).
