If you are still interested in registrering for the conference, please contact Conference Coordinator Hanne Kragh at hk@law.aau.dk

• Conference registration (regular) DKK 5250 (excl VAT)
• Conference registration (concession) DKK 1500 (excl VAT)

Concession available for academia, civil service and judiciary

• Conference Gala Dinner DKK 900 excl VAT)

Bookings for guests are possible. Please indicate the number of people attending the dinner under your booking. Please make sure that you provide details if dietary requirements (if any).
 

RESERVE DISCOUNTED COPY OF

• Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy (2019)
  • Discounted price € 49 (regular price €105)
     
• Surrogacy in Latin America (2023)
  • Discounted price € 49 (regular price €99)

Reservation fee PER BOOK DKK 50 (excl VAT)

Please note: ALL BOOKS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE AND WILL NEED TO BE PICKED UP THERE: THE FULL PRICE OF €49 WILL NEED TO BE PAID BY CREDIT CARD WHEN THE BOOKS ARE PICKED UP. The reservation fee is for reservation only and will not be credited towards the purchase.

DAY 1 - DEVELOPMENTS IN SURROGACY AROUND THE GLOBE

Registration from 8.45

9.30 - Welcome by Organisers - Jens M. Scherpe (AAU, NorFam), Thad F. Woody (ABA) and Rachael Kelsey (IAFL)

SESSION 1:
Chair: Barry O’Leary 

10.00- Colin Rogerson - Surrogacy – Responses to global developments and crises

EUROPE – PART 1
10.20 - Fiona Duffy - Surrogacy Legislation in Ireland

10.40 - Nick Hopkins - Reform proposals by the Law Commissions of England & Wales and Scotland

11.00 - Discussion

11.20 - Coffee break

SESSION 2:
Chair: Maryla Wroblewski 

EUROPE – PART 2
11.40 - Anatol Dutta - Developments in Germany

12.00 - Salla Silvola - Surrogacy in Finland and a Proposal for Reform

12.20 - Frank Høgholm Pedersen - Non-recognition of parenthood in case of surrogacy in Denmark

12.40 - Discussion

13.00-14.00 - Lunch

Sponsored by Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)

SESSION 3:
Chair Karabo Ozah 

Latin America
14.00 - Nicolas Espejo Yaksic    Surrogacy in Latin America – an Overview

Africa
14.20 Julia Sloth-Nielsen - Recent Developments in Surrogacy in Africa

14.40 - Discussion

SESSION 4:
Chair Jenny Womack 

ASIA
15.00 - Lavanya Regunathan Fischer - Surrogacy Practice in India after law reform

NORTH AMERICA
15.20 - Bruce Hale - Developments in the US

15.40 - Discussion

16.00 - Coffee break

SESSION 5:
Chair Selina-Jane Trigg 

OCEANIA
16.20 - Margaret Casey KC - Law reform proposals by the New Zealand Law Commission

16.40 - Stephen Page - Developments in Surrogacy in Australia

17.00 - Discussion

17.20 - End of Day 1

EVENING: CONFERENCE GALA DINNER
Sponsored by International Fertility Law Group

19.00 - Drinks Reception - Paafuglen, Tivoli

Sponsored by NorFam

19.30 - Anne-Marie Hutchinson Memorial Lecture – Rachael Kelsey

Sponsored by Dawson Cornwell

20.00 - Gala Dinner, Paafuglen, Tivoli

Sponsored by International Fertility Law Group

 
DAY 2 – GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

SESSION 6:
Chair Dafni Lima

EUROPEAN UNION
9.30 - Alina Tryfonidou - Developments in Cross-border recognition of parenthood

9.50 - Cristina Gonzalez Beilfuss - Towards an International Convention? Update from The Hague Working Group

10.10 - Discussion

10.30 - Coffee break

SESSION 7:
Chair Barbara Connolly KC 

Children’s Voices and Children’s Rights

11.00 - Kathrine Wade - Children's Voices in Surrogacy Law

11.20 - Judge Alex Harland - Surrogacy - ongoing challenges from a children's rights perspective.

11.40 - Discussion

SESSION 8:
Chair Stephanie Brinkley 

Views of Surrogates

12.00 - Kirsty Horsey - Findings of Survey of Surrogates at London Women’s Clinic

12.20 - Denise Seidelman and Richard Vaughn- Regulation of Agencies in New York

12.40 - Discussion

SESSION 9:
Chairs: Margaret Casey KC and Jens Martin Scherpe

13.00 - Panel discussion on “Looking to the future – Where next in the law of parenthood?”

Panelists: Karabo Ozah, Nicolás Espejo Yaksic, Lisa Vogel, Nick Hopkins 

13.50 - Conference End and concluding lunch

Sponsored by NorFam

Accommodation is not included in the conference booking and all delegates therefore must arrange their own accommodation. The conference organisers have reserved contingents at a number of recommended hotels from different price ranges where delegates and accompanying persons can book using either the links or a code provided below.
 

TIVOLI HOTEL AND CONGRESS CENTER
Tivoli Hotel and Congress center

The prices are as follows:

1 person: dkk 1575 per night including breakfast 

2 persons: dkk 1775 per night including breakfast 

For reservations - click HERE

Hotel website - click HERE

 
SCANDIC KODBYEN
Scandic Kodbyen

The prices are as follows:

1 person: dkk 1078 per night including breakfast 

2 persons: dkk 1278 per night including breakfast 

Hotel website - click HERE

Booking code: BAAU070623

• CRISTINA GONZÁLEZ BEILFUSS
• STEPHANIE BRINKLEY
• MARGARET CASEY KC
• BARBARA CONNOLLY
• FIONA DUFFY
• ANATOL DUTTA
• LAVANYA REGUNATHAN FISCHER
• BRUCE HALE
• ALEXANDRA HARLAND
• DR KIRSTY HORSEY
• RACHAEL KELSEY
• DAFNI LIMA
• BARRY O’LEARY
• MS RONALDAH LERATO KARABO OZAH
• STEPHEN PAGE
• FRANK H. PEDERSEN
• COLIN ROGERSON
• JENS M. SCHERPE
• DENISE E. SEIDELMAN
• SALLA SILVOLA
• PROF JULIA SLOTH-NIELSEN
• SELINA TRIGG
• ALINA TRYFONIDOU
• RICHARD VAUGHN
• LISA VOGEL
• KATHERINE WADE
• JENNY L. WOMACK
• THAD F. WOODY
• MARYLA WRÓBLEWSKI
• NICOLÁS ESPEJO YAKSIC