It is also believed to the first of its kind across all sports in Britain.

The one-day event is being hosted by UK Athletics, in conjunction with England Athletics will take place on July 25 at the Croydon Park Hotel on the morning of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.

The event will unite some of the most high profile and successful female coaches in the sport for a discussion on how to build a better environment for women in coaching.

The presenters include leading female voices such as Stephanie Hightower (pictured), the chairman and President of USA Track and Field, Terry Crawford, the director of track and field at California Polytechnic State University, Amy Deem, director of track and field at University of Miami and former world 10,000 metres champion Liz McColgan, now one o Britain's leading female coaches.

Hightower is one of the most senior figures in one of the sport’s most senior governing bodies, she is an eight-time American champion in the sprint hurdles and was selected for the 1980 Olympics before the United States boycott of the Moscow Games.

Crawford was the head coach for the US women’s team at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Deem is one of America's most revered coaches having guided Lauryn Williams to World Championship 100m gold and Olympic 100m silver and Bahamas’ Debbie Ferguson to Commonwealth 100m and 200m gold and Olympic 200m bronze.

Male coach Brooks Johnson, the pioneer of USA Track and Field’s Women’s Initiative, will also offer an invaluable perspective on the subject matter.

Kevin Tyler, UK Athletics' strategic head of coaching and development said: “One of the great assets of athletics is its diversity.

"We need to do everything we can to encourage and maintain the sport’s broad appeal. Half our participation base is female and so it’s important that the coaching community reflects this.

“Quite simply, this conference is the right thing to do.

"We need to reach out to all coaches and engage with them so the sport is something they truly feel a part of."

The conference is exclusively for female coaches and is free to attend.

All attendees will receive a complimentary ticket to the Aviva London Grand Prix, which will take place in the afternoon.

For booking information, contact Sharon Morris on [email protected] or 44 (0) 121 713 8465.