Kick It Out's Women's Raise Your Game event

The conference aims to encourage more women to explore employment opportunities across all areas of football. The FREE event will consist of one-to-one mentoring sessions, keynote speeches and a panel discussion.

Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes and Kelly Simmons, The Football Association’s Director of National Game and Women’s Football, will be headlining Kick It Out’s second Women’s Raise Your Game conference.

There will also be specific coaching and media workshops delivered by Emma, who is currently the only female manager in FA Women’s Super League 1, and Anna Edwards, the Producer of the Sportswomen Show on Sky Sports News HQ, respectively.

Rachael Downie, an experienced television presenter who recently covered the Le Mans 24 hours race in France, has been confirmed as host for the conference which has seen a strong flow of sign ups since being announced on 23 September.

“I am extremely proud to be hosting the Women’s Raise Your Game conference for Kick It Out,” said Rachael. “It is a very exciting time to be involved in sport, not just for women, but for the many opportunities and changes that are taking place in order to achieve a better future for the sporting world.”

Other key-participants will include:

Shelley Alexander (co-founder of Women in Football)
Amy Lawrence (football writer for the Guardian and Observer)
Jess Creighton (freelance presenter and reporter for BBC Sport and BT Sport)
Samantha Johnson (broadcaster and producer for Arise TV)
Caroline Barker ( sports broadcaster for the BBC)
Lucy May (referee development officer from Northumberland FA)
Janie Frampton (director of Sports Officials Consultancy)

As with last year’s conference, attendees will be able to seek expert advice on potential career pathways into a variety of areas including coaching and management, grassroots and community, player services, media and communications, sports science, and football administration.

Register
Participants can register under one of two categories:

Mentee: If you are looking to start a career in football, or progress your career in football please select this option and fill in the registration form accordingly. On the day you will be paired with a selection of mentors from across the football industry and take part in one:one mentoring sessions.

Guest: If you do not want to take part as a mentee, please apply to be a guest using this ticket type. All guest tickets will need to be approved, you will receive an email notifying you if you can attend.