2024 Annual Conference (Virtual)

This year’s event will take place virtually on 20-21 November 2024.

We look forward to welcoming delegates to this year’s two-day conference which will take place online with live and on-demand access.

Please note booking has now closed and our deadline for cancellation or substitution requests has now passed. 

Accessing the conference

All delegates will receive an email w/c 18 November with details of how to access the conference. Tickets include two days of the live virtual conference as well as on-demand access after the event until 5pm Mon 23 December.

Speakers

This year’s event features a fantastic line-up of speakers sharing research and updates on inclusive care, infant formula pricing, and more. Speakers include:

• Michael West CBE, Senior Visiting Fellow at The King’s Fund and Professor of Organisational Psychology at Lancaster University – Compassion and innovation in healthcare
• Professor Lina Palmér, Midwife, Docent and Associate Professor in Caring Science at the University of Borås – The breastfeeding story as a hub for caring practice
• Dr Vicky Sibson, Director, First Steps Nutrition Trust – Formula prices: Greedflation, its impacts, and progress towards mitigation
• Fabiana Bacchini, Executive Director, Canadian Premature Babies Foundation – A parent’s perspective: Family-integrated care as a model to help NICU families thrive
• Toni Harman, Filmmaker and Education Leader, Alto Films Ltd – The infant microbiome: What parents need to know
• Laura-Rose Thorogood, CEO and Founder of LGBT Mummies – Inclusive care
• Clare Patton, Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds – A right to an optimal infant and young child feeding system: Presenting the case for a human right to breastfeed
• Natasha Baker, Senior Clinical Research Midwife and NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow, King’s College London – Infant feeding support needs in the context of maternal mental illness
• Geraldine Lucas, Head of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Worcester and Emma Douglass, Senior Lecturer (Learning Disabilities Nursing) at University of the West of England – Supporting women with learning disabilities to make infant feeding decisions
• Shereen Fisher, Programme Director, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative – Update and celebration
• Sarah Pickford, Professional Lead, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative – Review of the community standards

Further speakers to be announced via our website and news mailings.