“Events like this don’t happen…learning about the people here and the networking is just the best thing.”

Jawahir Roble, Football Referee

“To have the opportunity to meet other local fundraisers, campaigners and sports fans is really important as you can work together and push the whole agenda forward”.

Lizzy Yarnold, Double Olympic Gold Athlete

“I knew this was going to be an amazing day and it certainly didn’t disappoint. 48 hours later I’m still buzzing. It was fun and interesting and I have many things to ponder. To me, that’s a successful conference; one that’s enjoyable, informs you, connects you to like-minded people but also gives you lots of food for thought and questions going forwards.”

Dr Juliet McGratton, Health Expert and Author

“By drawing on their unique insight they champion the right of every woman and girl in the UK to take part in, and benefit from, sport: from the field of play to the boardroom, from early years and throughout her life.”

One in a Million Free School

“It’s great that we’ve got We’ve got such a wide array of women who’ve achieved so much in sport and to have school children here too, to be able to witness that and learn from that is vital because what you see you try and achieve.”

Jessica Creighton, Presenter BBC Sport

“It’s amazing to see so many women here together and it’s incredible listening to each person. Bringing everyone together will hopefully give that push to everyone involved and hopefully this is the first step towards positive changes.”

Hannah Cockroft MBE

“It’s really important to have women getting together to talk about sport for networking and to show younger generations that there’s a pathway for them in sport”.

Sarah Shepherd Deputy Head of Content, The Coaches Voice

“It’s important first of all to promote what we are doing and learn from each other to see what we can do an create a network. From today I can go and speak to people I wouldn’t have met in any other way.”

Lucy Oliver, Professional Club Co-ordinator, Kick it Out