BRITISH SURROGACY CENTRE
Using surrogacy to achieve your baby dreams
Tony Drewitt-Barlow from BSC and Dr Guy Ringler from California Fertility Partners
Speakers will talk through the process of surrogacy in the USA and how the process all comes together from costs, finding surrogate and egg donors to bringing baby home.

LONDON WOMEN'S CLINIC
INSEMINAR: Fertility treatment using donor sperm
Dr Kamal Ahuja, Mimi Arian-Schad
Regularly held at the London Women’s Clinic, INSEMINAR is a great chance to learn more about treatment using donor sperm.  The session will guide you through how to pick your sperm donor, your fertility and the various treatment options using donor sperm that are on offer, such as donor insemination, IVF, egg-sharing and egg donation.  Legal implications and how to support yourself through treatment will also be discussed.

DAWSON CORNWELL
International Surrogacy: Passports and parenting
Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE of Dawson Cornwell joins a panel of legal experts including practising lawyers from abroad.  More couples are going overseas for surrogacy arrangements and as a result significant legal issues arise including immigration, citizenship and legal parentage.  The panel will cover the immigration issues and pitfalls that intending parents must be aware of. The session also includes how to acquire parental rights in the UK. 

BRITISH SURROGACY CENTRE
Identifying a surrogate and egg donor
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow,  Sandra Martin and Reece Carter from British Surrogacy Centre will take you through the process of surrogacy in the UK and then talk to you on how to find a surrogate and egg donor and to talk about the process in the UK.

LONDON WOMEN'S CLINIC
INSEMINAR: Fertility treatment using donor sperm
Venessa Smith, Mimi Arian-Schad
Regularly held at the London Women’s Clinic, INSEMINAR is a great chance to learn more about treatment using donor sperm.  The session will guide you firstly through how to pick your sperm donor, your fertility and therefore your various treatment options using donor sperm such as donor insemination, IVF, egg-sharing and egg donation.  Legal implications and how to support yourself through treatment will also be discussed.

DAWSON CORNWELL
Domestic and international adoption, co-parenting and other means of acquiring Parental Responsibility
Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE, Partner, Zoë Fleetwood, Solicitor and Colin Rogerson, Solicitor Advocate from Dawson Cornwell join Hassan Khan, Barrister from 4 Paper Buildings to provide an overview of the legal issues arising from domestic and international adoption, co-parenting arrangements and other means by which a person can acquire Parental Responsibility in relation to a child.

THE BRIDGE CENTRE
What are my options? How age, lifestyle, funding and the law will affect your fertility treatment choices
Tracey Sainsbury, Deidre Myburgh
With so much information available it’s difficult to know where to start when thinking about your fertility treatment choices.  This seminar provides a useful guide for couples and single women on how age, lifestyle, funding and the law will affect your options.  Whether you’re considering donor conception or surrogacy there will be advice on preparation for treatment, as well as tips on how to change your lifestyle to benefit your fertility and supporting yourself through treatment.  The session will include information on the treatment options for every budget and advice from our expert Natalie Gamble about the legal implications of your treatment decisions.

STONEWALL
Celebrating different families in schools
Wes Streeting, Head of Education, Stonewall - Charlie Condou, Coronation Street Actor and co-parenting father
Families come in different shapes and sizes. That’s why Stonewall is campaigning to eradicate homophobia in our schools and supporting teachers to celebrate difference in the classroom. Come along to find out how you can be involved in making your child’s education a great one – even if it’s just by asking the right questions when making decisions about where you want to send them to school. We’ll also have a range of materials for you to take away, as well as pointers on good story books and resources that you can use with your children during their early years.
Charlie Condou from Coronation Street will also be on hand to give his experiences and answer questions about picking the right schools and co-parenting.