Emma Djemil passionately believes that no one should go home from work worse than when they arrived. Combining her experiences across an 18 year career in HR with a Certificate in Applied Neuroscience, certification as a One of many ® women’s coach and accreditation as a Brain and Behaviour Change Practitioner, she supports women in leadership to be Humans Resourced ® and get the clarity, confidence and courage to create a life that’s bigger than their work.

Helen specialises in employment law and HR advisory work. Helen went through IVF to have her first daughter and was acutely aware of the taboo around discussing the subject in the workplace. She was fortunate to have been in a senior position at the time with the autonomy to control her diary and to have supportive colleagues – but there was no policy in place at her then employer. On her return to work Helen instigated the implementation of a policy, advised on its contents, spoke out about her experience and encouraged others to do so. Alongside the policy, she assisted her then employer in creating a dedicated fertility support page on their intranet. When Helen moved to Gateley Legal she did the same and helped her firm implement its own fertility policy. Helen has worked with Fertility Matters at Work and has spoken at webinars on the employment law aspects of fertility in the workplace. She is also a member of the Workplace Fertility Working Group which is campaigning for time off from work to undergo fertility treatment. She is committed to raising awareness and encouraging employers to create a supportive environment for employees who may be dealing with fertility issues.

Katy is a specialist in reproductive issues at work, notably pregnancy loss, infertility and childlessness. Katy works with organisations to support HR, managers and colleagues to better support affect employees. Katy runs training workshops, policy writing/reviewing, as well as research, within this area. Katy’s work is academically informed by her PhD, which is investigating miscarriage and childlessness experiences at work.

Katy launched MIST Workshops Ltd. in 2020 and through this consultancy has worked with various companies, from the NHS, universities and charities to large global corporations, to facilitate change for reproductive health at work, including policy implementation and organisation-wide training.

Dr Krystal Wilkinson is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, based at the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on the work-life interface, women’s health, mental health and wellbeing at work. Current and recent research projects have focused those navigating complex fertility journeys (including fertility tests, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and involuntary childlessness); maternity management; mental health in pregnancy and post-birth; women’s reproductive health including menstruation, and menstrual health conditions and menopause. She has published in leading academic journals, featured in various media outlets and trade press (including BBC’s Woman’s Hour, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and People Management magazine), and is lead editor of the 2024 book: Work-Life Inclusion: Broadening perspectives across the life-course. Krystal is passionate about knowledge exchange and is working with various stakeholders to raise awareness and create resources, including the CIPD, national charities, campaign groups and employers.