Sam is dad to two girls Zoe & Ruby via surrogacy and has become one of the globe’s foremost commentators and researchers on surrogacy trends. He convenes conferences and seminars for intended parents in Ireland, UK, Australia, Asia and Scandinavia. Sam consults with singles and couples from around the globe to assist them to plan safe and reliable routes to building families through surrogacy. He has behind-the-scenes knowledge of providers of egg donation and surrogacy around the globe. He has seen the best and worst that surrogacy can deliver.  He continues to promote best practice through conferences, one-on-one consultation and online resources. He runs a healthcare research consultancy and is the author of three books and is a non-executive director of the charity Surrogacy Australia.

Lauri’s daughter was born via surrogacy in May 2005. Eighteen months later, the same surrogate gave birth to Lauri’s son. Lauri has experienced the depression and heartache of infertility herself. Like Kathryn, she too, had a career in television before infertility consumed her life. She was a producer/director/writer. But to Lauri, there is nothing more rewarding and ultimately as important as bringing a child who is so very wanted into the world.

Complimentary One on One Consultations are available during the event. To book please email Lauri: [email protected]

Dana is a lawyer practicing since 2003. Dana specializes in surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology.  She is the founder and  legal adviser of Lotus Surrogacy as well as the owner of an Israeli law firm. Dana has handled the legal and  logistical aspects of over 500 surrogacy cases over the last 17 years.  She has vast experience in solving the legal issues that may arise during surrogacy abroad.

Complimentary One on One Consultations are available during the event. To book please email Dana: [email protected]

Over the years Cassandra’s passion for family law has deepened and she has niched solely into the practice of Family and Surrogacy law. Cassandra is passionate about surrogacy. Knowing first-hand the heartache associated with trying to conceive a baby, Cassandra offers a kind, welcoming space to discuss any of your surrogacy concerns, questions and to provide advice.  Her firm offers advice to both surrogates and intended parents. They are not just interested in surrogacy, they have experienced surrogacy first hand. They understand your journey, your goals, your vision, your dreams. Their surrogacy clients generally stay in touch  for years to come.

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Peter is an experienced infertility specialist with over 20 years’ experience in assisted reproduction.  He is highly regarded internationally due to his academic achievements and practical patient focused approach. Having just concluded a four year term as President of the Fertility Society of Australia, Peter’s ability to facilitate collaboration, develop and implement ways to improve clinical practice and results for patients is renowned.

Moving to Australia in early 1996, Peter  is Medical Director of IVFAustralia. His qualifications include  an accredited sub-speciality in infertility and he is a Fellow of both the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London.  Peter is a Royal College examiner in the Certificate of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

He has an international reputation in the field of reproductive medicine, and has published over 70 research papers and book chapters, and provides regular media comment in Australia. His special interests are in reproductive endocrinology and female fertility disorders and he has served on a number of senior committees of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. Peter takes great pride in the fact IVF Australia is a RANZCOG appointed training ground for fertility specialists of the future.

Kathryn is the co-owner and founder of Agency for Surrogacy Solutions and Global IVF, Inc. A parent through surrogacy herself, Kathyrn 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.

Complimentary One on One Consultations are available. 

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Damien is thrilled to be representing the Tammuz Family team. He is a single Dad via surrogacy and welcomed his son to the world in October 2018 in the USA. Throughout his own surrogacy journey, he was inspired by many other IPs and their stories. He now manages Tammuz Family in Australia and the UK. He draws on his own personal experience of US surrogacy to assist Australians in cost-controlled surrogacy globally, including fixed cost surrogacy programs in the USA and Colombia.

Todd and Phil commenced their surrogacy journey back in 2016 when Todd’s mum attended a conference and met Lauri and Katherine.  From the moment they started working with Agency for Surrogacy solutions Inc. the process was fantastic! Having the support of an agency whose team had also either used a surrogate or was a surrogate themselves made everything so much easier to understand. Their son was born in July 2018 and they are starting their 2nd journey at the moment.

Rebecca and her husband’s journey began 10 years ago and after 21 IVF cycles and 2 separate failed domestic surrogacy journeys they turned to the Ukraine . They very quickly settled on Lotus Surrogacy and once they sorted finances their journey commended. Within eight weeks they were in Kyiv meeting their surrogate. Their first attempt failed but their second led to pregnancy. Their first daughter was born 29th November 2018, a day before 40 weeks gestation. They embarked on a sibling journey and that came to fruition during Covid in 2020.

Stephen & Qing’s surrogacy journey looks a lot like a maze, with dead-ends and taking wrong turns. They did end up finding a path through the maze and their surrogate  delivered their baby in September 2020 with the help of Agency for Surrogacy Solutions. A key part of getting to this place was finding the right Agency (their first was a disaster). This enabled Stephen & Qing to be well-matched win a timely manner. Stephen will talk about the US process and negotiating surrogacy during the Covid era

Tamara required a surrogate to carry her second child due to a chronic health condition. In 2013, acute early onset Preeclampsia meant her first  child was born at just 25 weeks. Given her high blood pressure was chronic,  carrying a child again gave Tamara a 60% chance of the same outcome. Instead Tamara’s younger sister offered to carry in 2016 and  they commenced the legal, medical and  psychological screening. Sarah Bevan Family Lawyers helped Tamara and John with the legal side of the journey.

John & Tamara’s daughter was born in March 2018.  Tamara will discuss their journey  and the intricacies of keeping surrogacy in the family.

During the Cobid-19 travel lockdown, Craig has helped dozens of Australian couples to travel for egg donation or surrogacy to Ukraine, Georgia, US, Canada and Greece, ensuring that if and when flights are cancelled, there are always back-ups plans. He prides himself on his extra-ordinary work behind the scenes to get parents overseas in time for the births of their much anticipated children.