GOLD Speakers
Gayle Subramaniam, MA, IBCLC
Indira Lopez-Bassols, BA (hons), MSc, IBCLC, PhD Student
- Speaker Type: 2026 Interactive Sessions
- Country: Mexico
Biography:
Gayle Subramaniam is a lactation consultant, educator and author. She has over 15 years experience in commodities research where, as chair of research teams, she has written, produced, and presented research internationally. Gayle is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Breastfeeding Education and Research (CBER), delivering lactation education internationally in preparation for the IBLCE exam and publishing peer-reviewed research. She is also an Associate Editor with the Journal of Human Lactation (JHL). Gayle has a small private practice in London, UK, and is a clinician with the UK National Health Service (NHS) providing lactation care to families.
Indira Lopez-Bassols has dedicated the past 19 years to birth and breastfeeding support. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for 14 years and currently work as a clinician, educator and researcher.
As a clinician IBCLC, she has been in charge of the Specialist Breastfeeding Clinic (Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust) for complex breastfeeding dyads for the past 7 years. Her leadership contributed to the clinic's recognition of the 2023-25 IBCLC Community-Based Care Award and UNICEF BFI Stage 3 Gold accreditation.
As the Director of the Centre for Breastfeeding Education and Research, she created the Art and Science of Breastfeeding Course, a 1 year-long in-depth training for future IBCLCs. It has over 700 alumni from all over the world.
As a researcher, she is currently doing Doctoral studies within the Mother, Infant and Child Health research group (MIRU) in the School of Health Sciences at Dundee University. Her PhD examines why IBCLC training matters: experiences, motivation and a professional identity
She created and serve in her voluntary capacity the International Research Hub. This is an online free session monthly to discuss and appraise current articles related to human lactation, open to all IBCLCs, aspiring IBCLCs and anyone genuinely interested in this field.