The Familymakers Show Bristol

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 09:30 am to 06:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Wills Memorial Building | Bristol, EN

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Join us for an empowering fertility event for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, showcasing the many different routes to family building.
About this Event

In collaboration with DIVA Magazine, the UK's leading magazine for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people, we are proud to announce The Familymakers Show. Located at the Will's Memorial Building, we are honoured to be bringing our expertise on widening access to fertility treatment, for LGBTQIA+ people, single women, and many other proud parents across the UK.

You'll be able to discover all of the options available to you, thanks to our unparalleled group of clinics: London Women's Clinic, Kind iVF, London Sperm Bank, London Egg Bank and LWC Egg Freezing.

Attendees are welcome to arrive any time from 9:30am. Our many expert exhibitors will be on hand to answer any questions you may have and offer support across all areas of the fertility journey. Our schedule of talks is below:

9:30am | Doors Open

9:45am | Welcome talk and keynote address

10am-10:45am| Inseminar: Donor Sperm and IUI Explained

Speakers: Elena Linara-Demakakou -LWC Head of Embryology, Jemma Garrett-LWC Data and Insights Analyst

10:50am-11:35am| Choosing a sperm donor : Our approach at London Sperm Bank

Speakers: Nicole Nel- Director of London Sperm Bank, Hayley King-Operations Manager at Paths to Parenthub and Donor Conceived Adult

12:05pm -1pm | Family, Your Way: IVF That's Affordable, Accessible and Kind

Speakers: Diane Casha- Clinical Services Director LWC Bromley & Canterbury, Jemma Garratt- LWC Data and Insights Analyst

12:05pm -1pm| Surrogacy 101

Speakers: Dr Priti Jain -Consultant in Reproductive Medicine at London Egg Bank, Mimi Arian-Schad- Director of Nursing at LWC, Rachel Westbury- Director at Nappy Endings Surrogacy Agency

2pm-2:45pm | Your Fertility, Your Timeline: 18 Years of Egg Freezing at London Women’s Clinic

Egle Kanceryte- Head of LWC Elective Egg Freezing, Vanessa Ross -Visiting Consultant in Reproductive Medicine

3pm-3:45pm| The Two-Mother Journey: Creating LGBTQ Families with Reciprocal IVF. Panel discussion

Speakers: Jamie Forster -Fertility Counsellor, Dr Barbara Manukian- Consultant in Reproductive Medicine, Ellen Davenport-Pleasance - Research Fellow

4pm-4:45pm| Fertility Coaching Session: Tools, Support & Self-Care

Speakers: Anya Sizer- Fertility Coach & Jamie Forster- Fertility Counsellor

4:45pm-6:30pm | Networking Drinks

You can view more information on our website https://www.familymakers.co.uk/

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Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

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