Marie Macklin CBE, Founder and Executive Chair of the HALO, was guest speaker at this week’s Virtual Business Breakfast as part of Barclays’ Building Thriving Local Economies.

Hosted by Stuart Brown, Head of Branch and Business Banking at Barclays, the webinar focused on how businesses can adapt to the current economic challenges facing Kilmarnock.

Marie spoke about driving change in the face of COVID-19 and how the HALO and Barclays will work with East Ayrshire Council which will lead to opportunities for the communities of Kilmarnock.

Marie said: “A huge thank you to Stuart and the team at Barclays for inviting me to speak as part of their Virtual Business Breakfast.

“There are many different economic challenges in front of us but by working with our partners like Barclays we will create a new Tomorrow’s World for our young people and local communities.”