PSA South West April 2025: Springing into April

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About this event

Join us this April and become part of our community, where innovation, collaboration, and the power of speech combine to help you become an extraordinary professional speaker.

1st Keynote – Patrick Mercie
Everybody has their own version of success in all different areas of their life. Every person’s true version of success is unique.

What we all have in common are the drivers we already have within us that will guide us to that success. Only, because of overexposure to external sources, we have become unaware of them.

In this interactive keynote, Patrick shares these 4 drivers and highlights with personal stories how he, and you, can use them to help you step up towards whatever success means to you in any area of your life.

2nd Keynote – PSA National President, Michelle Mills-Porter

Michelle brings her unique insights into collaboration, resilience, and transformation. In her empowering keynote, she shares her powerful journey, emphasising the importance of collaboration for long-term success at both personal and organisational levels.

Through her decades of leadership and experience as a tsunami survivor, Michelle embodies what it means to turn challenges into growth opportunities—highlighting the art of collaboration in overcoming adversity and achieving greater collective success.

Keynote speakers

Patrick Mercie

MPSA - Commercial Director

Michelle Mills-Porter

FPSA – Immediate Past President (2024/2025) & ND Community Founder and Community Lead

Patrick Mercie - MPSA - Commercial Director

Patrick Mercie’s Professional Mission as an Expert Life And Career Design Coach is to get thousands of people each year to take structured steps towards ‘Having A Life While Making A Living’
He does that with in-person coaching, in 3-day boot camp programs, by working with companies on recruitment strategies, and via public speaking, radio work, workshops, and seminars.
He works from YOUR Strengths, Values, Passions, Beliefs, Impact, and Lifestyle.

Michelle Mills-Porter - FPSA – Immediate Past President (2024/2025) & ND Community Founder and Community Lead

Michelle Mills-Porter FPSA ADHD is a visionary human behaviour specialist and keynote speaker who decodes the complexities of human motivation, collaboration, and communication – translating them into high-performing, people-powered organisational cultures. As the creator of THE PEOPLE READER™, she has built a distinctive and authoritative presence at the intersection of human behaviour, leadership, and commercial performance.

As Founder of the Neurodiversity Community, Michelle is leading a movement to deepen understanding, elevate inclusion, and unlock the full potential of every mind. This is a space where neurotypical and neurodivergent perspectives come together to learn, share, and evolve – powered by the expertise of the Founding Working Team, guest contributors, and a dynamic, collaborative network.

She is the Immediate Past President of the Professional Speaking Association UK & Ireland and a Fellow of the PSA, where her presidential theme of Collaboration Evolution continues to shape conversations and drive meaningful change across the profession.