LSBF’s CEO and Rector, Prof. Maurits van Rooijen will be speaking at a conference on 18th July organised by the University of Santiago de Compostela and Stockholm University. The conference entitled "Economic Crisis, Unemployment, Social and Health Effects – and Side Effects – of Action and Inaction" covers stress, health and the economy. Prof Van Rooijen will be speaking about "Education, Training and Job Creation to Stop the Downward Spiral".

Sponsors for the conference include BKK Bundesverband (Essen) and the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (Stockholm). Publication of the proceedings is sponsored by the Swedish Local Authorities and Regions (SKL, Stockholm).