This might shock some, but I'm going to recommend Bose.
I'm no fan of their "music" products from the past, but that side of the business is fading as they focus on sound bars, smart speakers and portable audio. The commercial side of the business is a different kettle of fish.
For a start, all the fancy marketing in the world won't cut it with professional users. They won't have the wool pulled over their eyes so easily. Secondly, if the gear is too expensive compared to the competition then it's dead in the water. Bose has done a decent job in the commercial and pro arena. So much so that several companies produce similar looking product because the Bose gear has proved to be a hit.
Bose does a range of portable PA gear that goes by the name L1. Some of the models are L1 Compact, L1 Pro8, L1 Pro16.
When you first look at these they might not make sense. They don't look like conventional PA speakers. Let's take the L1 Pro8. You only have one of these, not two. You've got a bass speaker with integrated mixer in the base pod. Then there's a multipart staff standing up vertically which houses 8x 180 degree dispersion drivers in what Bose call a line array; hence L1 Pro8. The whole thing can be pulled apart for transport and storage.
The mixer has BT in, a couple of combi mic/XLR Jack's, and a pair of line inputs. The whole plot can be controlled from a smart phone, so stuff such is mic level can be discreetly adjusted up or down to cope with shy or over-enthusiastic presenters without having to embarrass them by fiddling round with the direct controls. There some effects too.
The Pro8 is around £1300. The bigger Pro16 is £1800.
Look up your local audio visual hire companies. Hire a kit for a couple of days to see how you get on.
