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.

Tamari is an experienced international fertility manager,  with a long history working in local and international health care industry, a Medical degree and a Master’s degree in Public Health and Health Policy. What she enjoys most  is the variety of roles and the type of environments she is exposed to. Being involved in the fertility sector allows Tamari to work with different teams on new projects/programs, work in different cultural environments, be exposed to various systems, and manage her time and efforts against very specific deliverables, thus being able to gain insight into managing projects from different angles.  Her specific interest is in the inter-dependencies of global and national practices, in how policies are written  based on different regional contexts and translated into real medical solution to ensure better health outcomes.

Complimentary One on One Consultations are available. To book please email [email protected]

Oksana is the Exit Process Manager at World Center of Baby with extensive first hand experience as she has assisted more than 250 couples from the European countries, South America, Australia, Canada, USA, Ireland and UK. She accompanies Intended Parents from the day of childbirth to the moment they receive travel documents for the newborn. Oksana has learned all legal aspects of surrogacy and immigration law in Ukraine and she knows how to achieve a smooth and straightforward exit process without any delays. She is excited to share this experience with all participants of the seminar including infertile couples who are considering surrogacy in Ukraine.

Since qualifying in April 2018 Victoria has developed a specialism in international surrogacy, a niche and growing area of Family Law which she is passionate about. Victoria assists intended parents in obtaining  Parental Orders so they can be recognised as the legal parents of their children born through surrogacy. Victoria has worked with a wide range of clients who have chosen to enter into surrogacy arrangements in a variety of different countries including the Ukraine, the US, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria.

Complimentary One on One Consultations are available. To book email [email protected]

Karma is an associate solicitor specialising in immigration with the law firm Bishop & Sewell. She has extensive experience assisting intended parents with British citizenship and visa-related matters in surrogacy cases from around the world. She is ranked in the UK’s two top legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, where she is recognised for her “complicated indefinite leave to remain applications, citizenship claims and issues surrounding international adoption and surrogacy”. Karma delivers regular live training on international surrogacy and immigration for MBL Seminars, and also prepared the online surrogacy course offered by the UK’s leading immigration website, Free Movement. In addition to her surrogacy and intercountry adoption expertise, Karma advises on a wide range of other citizenship and immigration matters. She provides pro-bono immigration advice at sessions hosted by the UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group.

To book a one consultation with Karma contact [email protected]

Richard is a 35 year old, corporate marketing director in London. He and his husband Dario, their young son and two dogs completed US surrogacy in August 2018 with Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine and hope to embark on a sibling journey within the next year.

Shabana is a mother through Ukraine surrogacy currently going through a second journey. She is a blogger who has openly shared her experience and journey since 2016 and has been supporting dozens of UK couples who are going through infertility in a compassionate way. She began a second journey in 2018 which has been a long and difficult path but is currently with World Center of Baby, where she has a 10 week pregnancy. She will discuss want she has learned and why she hopes to complete three journeys via Ukraine.