Speaker Programme - Thursday 26 February 2026
The speaker programme is free to attend and fills up on a first-come, first-served basis. Sessions are held in the sound-proof speaker area at the back of the main exhibition hall in Fareham Leisure Centre. The expo opens at 9:30 so there is time to get a coffee and find a seat before the first speaker session starts at 10:00.
Be sure to check back regularly as more speakers are added before the event!
Speaker programme
10:00am - 10:20am
Resilience Reimagined: The S.P.A.C.E Model and the Evolution of Humanistic Leadership, Louise Mortimer, Academy HR (click here for details)
10:30am - 11:30am
The Get Hampshire Working Plan - Get Britain Working White Paper, Hampshire County Council (click here for details)
11:40am - 12:10pm
The Marketing Moves You Must Make to Grow, Victoria Vickery - Founder and Managing Director, All Star Marketing Club (click here for details)
Speaker programme details
Session title: Resilience Reimagined - The S.P.A.C.E Model and the Evolution of Humanistic Leadership
Organisation: Academy HR
Speaker name: Louise Mortimer
Session synopsis: What does it truly mean to be professionally resilient in today's world of constant change? How can leaders create space for authenticity, fulfilment and growth - both in themselves and in those they lead? Delivered by Louise Mortimer, Founder of Academy HR and finalist in the UK Small Business Awards 2025, this keynote explores the transformative S.P.A.C.E Leaders of Resilience model, an original framework for cultivating professional resilience and driving high performing teams through a humanistic lens. Drawing on principles of self-awareness, personal ethos and emotional intelligence, this session invites leaders to reimagine resilience not as endurance, but as evolution. Participants will gain insights into how human-centered leadership practices can sustain wellbeing, inspire authentic connection and drive meaningful impact in modern businesses.
Email: louise@academyhr.org.uk
Web: www.academyhr.og.uk 
Session title: The Get Hampshire Working Plan - Get Britain Working White Paper
Organisation: Hampshire County Council
Speaker name: TBC
Session synopsis: The Get Hampshire Working Plan sets out a county-wide response to the UK Government's Get Britain Working White Paper, which aims to stimulate inclusive economic growth through integrated work, health, and skills support. Below are the topics that will be discussed in the seminar with the chance to speak with the team on their Exhibition stand from 09:30-15:00.
The Skills and Employment Team at Hampshire County Council works to enhance skills development for both employers and individuals across the county. They play a key role in supporting Hampshire's long-term economic vision (Hampshire 2050) by focusing on workforce development, employer engagement, and inclusive growth.
Hampshire Growth Hub is a government-funded initiative delivered by Hampshire County Council to support businesses across the county. Its primary aim is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grow, scale, and overcome barriers to success
Hampshire County Council's SEND team works to ensure children and young people with SEND (aged 0–25) receive appropriate education, health, and social care support.
Hampshire County Council Economic Development team supports and coordinates several strategic clusters that drive innovation and high-value employment.
Email: growth.hub@hants.gov.uk
Web: www.hants.gov.uk/business/hampshire-growth-hub
Session title: The Marketing Moves You Must Make to Grow
Organisation: All Star Marketing
Speaker name: Victoria Vickery, Founder and Managing Director
Session synopsis: Scaling a business is no small feat. It requires structure and a shift in your business strategies, marketing… and thinking!This session is designed to give you the tips you need to get more customers, and will provoke deep thought, so you can pinpoint your gaps, acknowledge your weak spots and challenge any obstacles that exist. Armed with practical strategies and a fresh mindset, you'll dare to question long-held beliefs, and be open to embracing new concepts and ideas that will support you in effortlessly welcoming new customers.
It's Victoria's vision to ensure that every small business is confident & capable of winning new customers, consistently & self-sufficiently. Victoria has over 25 years under her belt in marketing; a decade of which she worked with blue-chip companies, launching products to market that met and exceeded multi-million-pound targets, as well as another 12 years, successfully building two of her own marketing companies.
Victoria's business, All Star Marketing Club, has trained & coached thousands of small businesses in Marketing, using the proven tools and techniques that are taught to her clients & are unique to All Star Marketing Club.
Email: info@allstarmarketingclub.com
Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-vickery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/allstarmarketingclub
Instagram: www.instagram.com/allstarmarketing_club