Find links below for location details, agenda, conference survey, and round table sign ups.

November 7th and 8th, 2024

Conferences to be held in the Mission Bay Ballroom on the 5th floor of the building across the street from the resort lobby.  Please join us on Thursday evening for our Cocktail Party which will be held aboard the William D. Evans sternwheeler located at the resort behind the main lobby and restaurant.

Please choose a round table lunch spot for EACH day of the conference. Tables will be numbered each day with the corresponding number found during the sign-up process.

998 West Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, California 92109
P: 858-381-3578

A Huge Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Exhibitor and Event Sponsors

ArtRisk Financial & Insurance Solutions

Exhibitor Sponsor

International Fertility Insurance

Exhibitor Sponsor

LinkMed

Exhibitor

Mitera

Exhibitor Sponsor

Reproductive Centers of America

Exhibitor Sponsor

Klein Fertility Law

Cocktail Party Co-Sponsor

Thallo Health

Breakfast Sponsor

The Law Office of Debrah B. Rosenthal

Coffee Bar Sponsor

Donor Concierge

Snack Sponsor

International Surrogacy Center

Lanyard Sponsor

Life Stages Law

Snack Sponsor

Midwest Fertility Law Group

Cocktail Party Co-Sponsor

San Diego Fertility Center

Lunch Sponsor

Swag Bag Sponsors

Conference Day One
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Bahia Resort
San Diego
Mission Bay Ballroom

Time Description Presenter
8:30 – 9:45am Registration and breakfast
10:00 – 10:20am Welcome! President Molly O’Brien; Emcees Joni Franklin and Wendie Wilson-Miller
10:25 – 11:55am Escrow Law and Disorder: Escrow Theft Through the Eyes of a Business Owner, Criminal Investigator, and Bond Agent Kristofer Carlson, Bryan Miller, Steve Snyder
12:00 – 1:20pm Lunch Roundtables
1:30 – 1:50pm Message from SEEDS Board Lisa Chiya, Dr. Joao DePinho, Katy Encalade, Angela Hartshorn, Adam Winder
1:55 – 2:55pm Closing the 4th Trimester Gap: How to Support GC’s Post-delivery and Beyond Krystal Gard, Virginia Hart, Clark Marshall, Corry Matthews
3:00 – 3:10pm Conference Committee Updates Conference Committee
3:15 – 3:40pm Networking and Coffee Break
3:45 – 4:45pm Womb Rules: The Ethics of Female Autonomy in Surrogacy and Egg Donation Sophia Fantus, Alexandra French, Jaime Gher
4:50 – 5:00pm Closing Remarks Joni Franklin, Wendie Wilson-Miller
7:00 – 9:00pm Cocktail Party aboard William D Evans sternwheeler boat @ Bahia

Conference Day Two
Friday, November 8th, 2024

Bahia Resort
San Diego
Mission Bay Ballroom

Time Description Presenter
8:00 – 8:45am Breakfast
8:50 – 8:55am Welcome!  Joni Franklin and Wendie Wilson-Miller
9:00 – 10:00am Why So Many Failed Transfers? When Things Aren’t Looking Positive Dr. Said Daneshmand, Cynthia Hudson
10:05 – 11:05am The ART of Compromise When Expectations Collide Amani Hanson, Anthony Keen-Louie, Amber Patterson, Abby Setterson
11:10 – 12:30pm Lunch Roundtables
12:30 – 1:00pm Insurance Access and Equity Alliance Fundraiser
1:10 – 2:00pm You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling: Navigating Match Breaks Raquel Arana, Andrea Bryman, Chris Jackson, Katie Statler
2:05 – 3:05pm Tales from the Trenches: Relatable Nightmare Cases for Case Managers  Joey Guzman-Kuffel, Lori Meyers, Robert Rettenmaier, Maria Valencia
3:10 – 3:35pm Networking and Coffee Break
3:40 – 4:40pm From the Mouths of Babes: Donor-Conceived People Born Through Surrogacy and Egg Donation moderated by Zach French Vincent Payet with children Sao and Maya, Angela Hartshorn with one “hatchling” and one of her own children
4:45 – 4:50pm Closing Remarks Joni Franklin, Wendie Wilson-Miller

*Times/topics are subject to change