recruitment
networking
event
FEATURING UNSIGNED, LIVE
SHOWCASE MATCH onsite
30th Sept 2026
Burnham Football Club
The 1878 Stadium
Wymers Wood Road
Burnham, Slough
SL1 8JG
BUILD CLUB CONNECTIONS
Connect with recruitment leaders from clubs across the EFL, National League and Step 3 to 4 non-league.
Priority access is £180 per person, invite-only, and sent via a private link on a first come first served basis to those who register ahead of time.
Public tickets will be sold beyond this community at £250–350.
No payment today. We're confirming the date and the guest list with this group first.
LIVE SHOWCASE MATCH
LIVE SHOWCASE MATCH
Headline speaker
John Viola
One of the UK's first FIFA-registered agents. Thirty-five years negotiating in the professional game, with World Cup winners and Champions League winners among the players he has represented, and standing relationships with owners and sporting directors across Europe and beyond.
He opens the speaker programme at 11.00am, then stays in the room for both speed-networking sessions.
- Agency
- 451 Football Consultancy, a selective family agency, not a volume roster
- Licence
- FIFA licensed, among the first wave of registered agents in the UK
- Experience
- 35 years, hundreds of transfer agreements negotiated globally
- Represented
- Christian Karembeu, André Schürrle, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos, Craig Moore
- On the day
- Opening session, 11.00am, plus both networking blocks
Trusted guidance for every stage of your career
Further speakers to be announced. Club owners and directors join John across the programme.
PRIORITY ACCESS
We only have a very small number of private tickets, which will only be available to those who sign up on the form.
Thereafter tickets will be £250-350
No payment today. We're confirming the date and the guest list with this group first.
AGENDA FOR THE DAY
30th September | 9am - 6pm
Burnham Football Club,
The 1878 Stadium,
Wymers Wood Road,
Burnham, Slough,
SL1 8JG
*20 minute drive from Heathrow Airport
09.00 AM - 09.30 am
Arrive & mingle
Chance to settle in with tea and coffee. Informal networking.
9.30 am - 10.00 Am
John Viola - Welcome
10.00 AM - 12:00PM
PLAYER Showcase Match
Chance to watch a selection of unsigned 16-24 yer old players in person from across the non-leagues and recent academy releases.
12.00 pm - 12.30 pm
PLAYER Post Match Recap and Q&A
12.30 pm - 13.45 pm
Speed-networking | Session 1.
Book 1:1 slots with club owners, sporting directors and heads of recruitment.
13:45 - 14:45
Lunch
14:45 - 16:00
Speed-networking | Session 2.
Book 1:1 slots with club owners, sporting directors and heads of recruitment.
16:00 pm - 16.30 pm
Ian Sharp Q&A
16:30 pm - 18.00 pm
Drinks & Open Networking
Connect with football's decision makers
From EFL to Step 4, face to face is the best way to connect and do business in football.
WHO YOU'LL MEET
A selection of club owners, sporting directors, heads of recruitment, from across the EFL, National League and Step 3 to 4 non-league.
Booked 1:1, face to face on the day
INDUSTRY GUESTS & SPEAKERS
We will have several speakers from the world of football club leadership, talent and recruitment, plus confirmed attendance from senior industry guests.
NETWORKING
You will be given the opportunity to book in slots with each other and talk 1:1 with everyone in the venue.
LUNCH
Lunch and refreshments will be provided and will serve as another opportunity to maximise networking and building connections.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
Join a selection of club owners, sporting directors and heads of recruitment, with John Viola headlining. Further speakers to be announced.