Lavinia Thanapathy - Group Coordinator

Lavinia is a TEDx Speaker, author and trainer. LinkedIn named her one of their Top Voices and she is also on the list of the Top 200 Voices in Leadership. She has served on the board of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations as Vice President and HCA Hospice Care as Honorary Secretary. Lavinia was the President of PrimeTime Professional & Business Women’s Association for 3 terms and she is the Founding Chair of Inspiring Girls Singapore. She is also on the Advisory Board of Diversity Q. Lavinia co-authored and edited the bestselling book “Unleash Your Voice: Powerful Public Speaking for Every Woman” and is a contributing writer for Channel NewsAsia.

Lavinia is from Singapore, has a law degree from Australia and lives in Berlin with her family. Her husband is a German Diplomat and together they have 5 children. At their last posting in Singapore, she was an active member of the Spouses of Heads of Missions Group and in Berlin, she is an active member of the FFD (Familien und Partnerorganisation im Auswärtigen Amt) in addition to serving as Group Coordinator for Willkommen in Berlin.