Where Care Meets Tech
As the countdown nears its end, we’re thrilled to share the latest highlights and key information to help you prepare for one of the most anticipated social services events of the year.
- Register by midnight June 17 to guarantee your place at ESSC 2025.
- Explore the diverse representation of our delegates at this year’s conference.
- Discover key perspectives from the seminar ‘More Citizen, Less System’.
- Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the ESSC Merch is made.
Join the discussion on how relational welfare and cutting-edge technologies are transforming the future of social care!
| on’t miss your chance to join ESSC 2025, registration closes at midnight on June 17! More than 600 delegates from 39 countries have already signed up to attend this year’s conference. Be part of the largest forum for social practice and policy in Europe! Explore the diverse range of organisations represented by our delegates this year below: |
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| MEET OUR SPEAKERS |
| Learn more about our other confirmed keynote speakers by visiting their profiles below. |
| Hilary Cottam Social Entrepreneur and Policy Advisor, United Kingdom |
| Pritesh MistryPolicy Fellow, The Kings’ Fund, United Kingdom |
| Pascal BijleveldChief Executive Officer, ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, Switzerland |
| Local Seminar: More Citizen, Less System |
| Join us in Aarhus for our ‘More Citizen, Less System’ seminar hosted by our local partners as part of the ESSC! This seminar will focus on the results from relational welfare approaches across the City of Aarhus, Central Region of Denmark and Social Sundhed. Hear insights from key speakers on what you can expect: |
| “Moving towards “More citizen, less system” is a big change filled with opportunities, barriers and dilemmas. This calls for leadership in a broad sense from both formal managers, professionals, support functions as well as citizens and civil society. At King Frederik Centre for Public Leadership, we create, share and apply knowledge about leadership that can help public organisations succeed with such movements. At the seminar, I will present research on how such changes take place and what we can learn from our studies of the movement in Aarhus Municipality.” Mads Leth Jakobsen, King Frederik Centre for Public Leadership, University of Aarhus |
| “Social Sundhed (Social Health) bridges the gap for people in vulnerable and marginalised positions in their encounters with the healthcare system. We train volunteer health students, equipping them with skills, knowledge, and insight into the conditions and barriers that create and maintain social inequality in health. At the seminar, we will discuss our work in breaking down the barriers between healthcare and social work, and how we innovate to create social equality in health for everyone.’’Kristina Louise Bliksted, CEO |
| ‘Is it worth investing in a new and effective approach to supporting young people who are not in employment or education and face complex challenges? This is one of the key questions a comprehensive evaluation of the social investment project Youth In Focus aims to answer. By significantly reducing caseloads, the initiative creates the conditions for a holistic employment support effort. Since 2021, it has supported around 500 randomly selected vulnerable young people. At the seminar, we’ll explore the mechanisms behind Youth In Focus and the positive changes it brings to young people’s well-being.’’ Michael Justesen, Head of Finance, Department of Social Affairs and Employment, City of Aarhus |
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| Visit our conference website to learn more about our partners |
| Visit our conference website to learn more about our partners here. |
| Visit our conference website to learn more about our partners |
| BECOME A CONFERENCE PARTNER If you are working on solutions that promote integration, digital developments and inclusive practice, then get in touch with our Development Coordinator Francesco Capuani to discuss how you can get involved: francesco.capuani@esn-eu.org |
| PRACTICAL INFORMATION Be Reminded of our key practical information for our conference in Aarhus:Venue: The conference will be held at Musikhuset in Aarhus, Denmark. Find out moreAccommodation: You can take advantage of special guestroom rates with different hotels in Aarhus. A limited number of rooms are now available at discounted rates. Find out more here.Travel: Aarhus is easily accessible by plane, train and road. For a more sustainable journey, we recommend travelling by train or road if possible. Click here for more travel information. |
| We look forward to welcoming you to Aarhus to join the conversation on transforming the future of social services! |
