Sidu Gapara | Founder
With 15 years of experience in Women's Health as a Midwife, and over 10 years in the Clinical Research Industry across, Sidu Gapara brings a unique blend of professional expertise, lived understanding, and faith-based insight to Ladies Lunch & Learn.
Having worked extensively within the Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical industry, Sidu has developed strong experience in evidence-based practice, cross-functional collaboration, and women-centered care. Her passion for empowering women extends beyond healthcare into creating meaningful conversations that address the realities women face in everyday life.
Driven by her Christian faith, Sidu founded Ladies Lunch & Learn as a space where women can grow spiritually, emotionally, and practically through shared learning and authentic connection.
At the heart of her teaching is the belief that:
“There is nothing new under the sun.”
Through exploring the lived experiences of women in the Bible and connecting them to modern-day realities, Sidu helps women recognize that their struggles, questions, and seasons are not isolated experiences, but journeys that can be navigated with wisdom, faith, and understanding.
• Speaker • Health Research Professional • Author
Why Lunch and Learn
The concept of learning through lunchtime is one I first experienced while working in a fast-paced research institute. We would gather with our packed lunches, cups of tea or coffee for a dedicated hour and break bread together while listening to evidence-based discussions over lunchtime.
These sessions provided an opportunity to learn from the work of others, explore influential research papers, and examine the latest evidence and data. We recognised that our daily routines were already filled with emails, demanding workloads, meetings, and the realities of life. Finding dedicated time to read, critically appraise research, and translate evidence into practice was often unrealistic.
Learning at lunchtime created that space. It enabled us to stay informed, engage in meaningful discussion, and continually strengthen our own practice through shared learning. More than just a meeting, it became a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous professional development—making evidence accessible and ensuring that learning remained an integral part of our work rather than an afterthought.
It is my hope that through the busy schedules of life, you take a lunchtime session every so often, journey with me into informative sessions of learning.
Let's have lunch together and Learn!!
Sidu Gapara
