The Raise Your Game conference offers attendees a detailed insight from those currently working within the football industry, with an opportunity to discuss the journeys they have taken to get where they are today. More importantly, they’ll offer advice and guidance on developing career pathways in football.

The annual event has evolved over the past six years since its inception and is now the pinnacle of Kick It Out’s mentoring series.

The stature and experience of the mentors can provide specific guidance from various areas of the game, including management and coaching, grassroots and community, administration, football intermediary, media and communications, refereeing, sports science and physiotherapy.

Those lucky enough to attend will be given unrivalled access to connect with experienced professionals from across the sport through one:one mentoring sessions, workshops, panel discussions and keynote speeches.

Over 300 mentess attended in 2015 and heard from the likes of Ivan Gazidis, Chief Executive Officer of Arsenal FC, Miles Jacobson OBE, Studio Director at Sports Interactive and Lianne Sanderson, England Women’s International, as well as 96 mentors on the day.

Areas for mentoring include:

• Media

• Coaching and Management

• Community and Grassroots

• Football Administration

• Player Services (Intermediaries)

• Sport Science and Physiotherapy

• Refereeing

Plus specific media, coaching and career workhops.

Look out for exciting details about this year's event, including workshops and mentors by following @KickItOutRYG on Twitter and on our website kickitout.org.