Anastasia is the Intended Parent Support co-ordinator with Silk Medical, a Georgia-based IVFF clinic and surrogacy provider. her team is lead by renowned Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr Oksana Sevostyanova. Their cutting edge Mini-IVF clinic in Kiev once provided much of the IVF support to some of the largest Ukraine surrogacy programs. Anastasia’s team have relocated to Tbilisi, Georgia under the Silk medical brand.

Brian Yaden is the founder of MIRACLE Surrogacy, which operates the largest surrogacy agency in Mexico. Brian and his husband  also have children via surrogacy beginning their own journey in 2010 and eventually were blessed with the birth of Patricia in 2014  and their second child in 2019.  Brian and Henry began helping many other intended parents with their own surrogacy journeys, providing advice and guidance related to international surrogacy.  Their ongoing surrogacy consultation business steadily grew into the largest surrogacy agency in Mexico  and has helped hundreds of people create or expand their families .

Carlos is an intended gay dad via surrogacy and also the manager at Miracle Surrogacy

After celebrating more than 20 years as one of Canada’s top criminal defence lawyers, Cindy Wasser thought she was retiring in 2008 to become a mother to the first of her two daughters created with the help of an egg donor and surrogate. Driven by her difficult path to parenthood, she instead founded Hope Springs Fertility Law, to guide, protect and advocate for everyone building families with the help of donors and surrogates. She has since grown Hope Springs into a leading fertility law firm, providing legal advice and services to hundreds of intended parents, donors and surrogates from across Canada and around the world, year after year. With her background in criminal law, and personal experience with surrogacy and egg donation, Cindy occupies a uniquely revered position within the fertility law community. She regularly uses this influence to advocate for stronger rights and protections for intended parents, donors and surrogates within Canada, and has become well-known internationally as a respected leader in this complex and evolving area of law.

Flor is orginally from Argentina and a paediatrician by training. She oversees the medical care of surrogates at Miracle and is based in Mexico City

Dr. McCaffrey is a graduate of University College, Cork. She was appointed as Consultant Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist at Kerry General Hospital in 1998 and opened The Scotia Clinic (previously Scotia Women’s Clinic) in 2002. Prior to that she was employed as Assistant Master at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In the early 90’s Dr. McCaffrey worked in Northwick Park Hospital, London and played a lead role in starting a medical service for women suffering from Female Genital Mutilation. She served as President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association until 2007. er areas of special interest are Obstetrics/infertility/reproductive medicine, Menopause and vulvodynia.

Dr. Librach is the Director of the CReATe Fertility Centre.  A graduate of University of Toronto, he completed undergrad, graduate and a specialty degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Dr. Librach went on to spend 3 years at the University of California in San Francisco becoming a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist. Since 1991 Dr. Librach has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto. He is a Co-Director of the University of Toronto Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Clinic. He is the principal investigator in various clinical and embryology studies and researcher at Women’s College Hospital and University of Toronto. Dr. Librach has played an active role in presenting abstracts at various conferences and meetings. He is frequently interviewed for television, radio and print media.

Dr. Uliana Dorofeyeva started her professional career as coordinating first international cooperation in Ukraine based on import of sperm and export embryos which developed into numerous international partnerships and has become recognized worldwide. She studied me started her professional career as coordinating first international cooperation in Ukraine based on import of sperm and export embryos which developed into numerous international partnerships and has become recognized worldwide. She studied medicine in Lviv National Medical University and practiced in such countries as Ireland, Israel and Great Britain. Dr Uliana has over 12 years of experience in the IVF field, performed over 3000 treatment cycles for patients from 32 countries.

Heather has an extensive background in customer service with a passion for developing partnerships and solutions. Supporting  intended parents and co-ordinating sperm, egg and embryo shipping globally are Heather’s areas of expertise with our network of couriers.

Kathryn is the co-owner and founder of The Fertility Agency. A parent through surrogacy herself, Kathryn understands just how much goes into the journey. heart-wrenching, & expensive Kathyrn wished she had met others who could have advised her. What was missing  was an agency that would look out equally for the best interests of the Intended Parents and the Gestational Surrogates. Agency for Surrogacy Solutions, Inc. was her response. Surrogacy and pregnancy are emotionally turbulent, and Kathryn hopes to make the experience as simple and as free of anxiety as possible for everyone involved.

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Róisín Venables has worked as a specialist Fertility Counsellor for 25 years. She works  with those affected by fertility issues including; Infertility/IUI/IVF/Donor conception/Onco-Fertility and Surrogacy as well as miscarriage, pregnancy loss and termination of pregnancy. She offers implications counselling as well as support and therapeutic counselling before during and after treatment(s). She is a trained Mind Body Medicine practitioner and has designed and run programmes for individuals preparing for and going through fertility treatment here in Ireland as well as those travelling outside the country.  She is one of the founding members  of the Irish Fertility Counsellors Association which was established in 2008. As well as running a busy private practice in Dublin, she is the Director of Counselling and head Supervisor with the Irish Family Planning Association.  She sits on a number of research and advisory committees and up until recently she guested on a radio programme near her home town, where she discussed different issues relating to mental health, counselling and fertility.

Sam Everingham is the Global Director of Growing Families.  He has become one of the globe’s foremost commentators and researchers on donor & surrogacy trends and capacity. Through conferences, seminars and consulting he has assisted over a thousand singles and couples to plan safe and reliable routes to building families through surrogacy & donor IVF.

Sam has two daughters, Zoe & Ruby, via surrogacy and therefore is very aware of the issues, struggles and frustrations along the surrogacy path.  With a background in public health and research he is also the author of several books.

Tracy is a founding partner of Tracy Horan & Company. The firm has developed a strong knowledge of family law and in particular surrogacy. From a legal perspective, things aren’t that simple where surrogacy is concerned in Ireland.  There is no legislation that legislates for surrogacy and the quest for legal parenthood can seem very daunting. Tracy has guided many Irish nationals through the legal labyrinth, to reach the end goal of passports, citizenship and where necessary, adoption.

Becky Loftus is an Irish Surrogate who assisted another family to fulfill their baby making dream. When Becky went away on a fun weekend with close friends, she had no intention of making a life changing offer to be their surrogate. After researching and seeking medical advice, they all travelled to Cyprus to transfer the couples’ embryo and 4 years ago at the age of 43, she gave birth to their healthy baby boy. Becky has shared her story in the past to give the surrogate perspective. With the hope that when Irish legislation is finally passed, more women might consider this amazing journey.

Liz and Pat shipped their embryos from Ireland to the USA for surrogacy, and have completed their surrogacy journey. Liz recently received her guardianship order with the assistance of Tracy Horan Solicitors. Liz will discuss the process from shipping, to agency selection, surrogate matching, coping with distance and paperwork requirements. Not tom mention managing the process and finally enjoying motherhood.

Mark & Damian’s journey began at a Growing Families  conference in 2016  where they met a number of Surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics. They connected with a Californian agency in LA and by August 2016 were matched with a Surrogate. A month later they completed their IVF with San Diego Fertility Centre who transferred their first embryo in Feb 2017. Fast forward four years and they engaged in a second surrogacy journey with a first-time Canadian surrogate in Sun Peaks, British Colombia. In early July2023 they welcomed their second child

Meghan is 35 years old, born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She lives and work in Sun Peaks, BC as a yoga teacher, studio manager and personal trainer and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, snowboarding and going on adventures with her friends and family in her spare time. Meghan has two daughters, Zoey (5) and Ayla (2.5), and recently gave birth to surrogate baby, Hudson in July. Meghan is a fierce ally for the LGBTQ+ community and wholeheartedly supports equal rights for all. Her two healthy pregnancies, the drive to help people, and the heartbreak of infertility of those close to her are what led her to pursue surrogacy last year. It will forever be one of the most incredible and fulfilling experiences of Meghan’s life.

Nicole’s first surrogacy journey with The Fertility Agency was smooth from start to finish.  Nicole remembers being so nervous going into surrogacy because of the stories she had heard and read. She is thankful she worked with such an amazing team of women who helped (not a single bump in the road). Nicole carried for an IP from Switzerland and 6 months later they are still in communication with each other. Nicole’s family was so supportive, my husband and three children were amazing through the journey and look forward to Nicole completing a second journey. 

Nicole worked with two Irish gay dads as their surrogate. Owing to the law of laws at the time, the embryo creation (with a Canadian egg donor) transfer took place in Toronto, Canada and Nicole gave birth in Dublin in 2018. She will discuss motivations for being a surrogate, support needs and the relationship she has with her recipients now.

Ruth is an experienced surrogate with Miracle Mexico. She and other Mexican surrogates shed insight into theiir lives