Speakers

Our speakers embody our theme, having made an impact on many people's lives, and showing the impact Rotary can have.

Bob Maskall

Bob is Chair of the Board of Rotary Great Britain and Ireland. He is a retired RAF officer and fast-jet pilot. For the majority of his 30 years in the RAF he was a flying instructor and spent his working life teaching adults and passing on skills and information.

During his career he was also a member of the RAF Presentation Team (Red Arrows), although not as a pilot, giving Public Relations presentations to large audiences of members of the general public.

He has 20 years of experience in Rotary and spent 2 years as an Assistant Governor. He also served as District Governor for North Wales and North West England during the year 2019 – 2020. Bob recently completed 2 years as Lead of the Rotary Great Britain and Ireland Leadership Team and spent much of the last two years training future District Governors.

In 2022, Bob was a Training Leader for the online International Assembly and in 2023 was chosen once again as a Training Leader but this time it was face to face in Orlando, Florida.

Bob is married to Kate, also a Rotarian, and they have 3 grown up children between them.

Marina Lyle

Marina is a Trustee of the Scot Baby Box Appeal, a Scottish registered charity that collects pre-loved Scottish Government baby boxes, filling them with essential supplies, and shipping them alongside humanitarian aid - clothing, blankets, toiletries, and medical supplies for newborns - to families and front-line maternity hospitals in Ukraine.

She and her family have helped deliver these to Ukraine, and her stories are both heart-warming and harrowing.

Helena Barrett-Duncan

Helena Barrett-Duncan is the Scotland Regional Director for The Dollywood Foundation UK, home of the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, having recently joined the Foundation from Scottish Book Trust, where she led the Early Years Community Engagement team for the Bookbug programme. She is an experienced programme manager in the third sector with a focus on early years, culture and communities, delivering both large scale national programmes and hyper local place based programmes. 

Many Rotary clubs worked with the Imagination Library when it was set up, and Dolly Parton was a PHF and an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Cleethorpes, for their work on the project.

Andrew Steven

Andrew is a Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire and will bring greetings from the Lord Lieutenant. He is a member of Motherwell & Wishaw Rotary Club.