Lily
Serna
Speaker Profile
Lily Serna, born in Jerusalem in 1986, is a mathematician with an unrivalled passion for education. In 2009 she completed a Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance and a Bachelor of International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and recently completed an Honours year with a thesis in mathematics with applications in biology. Lily also speaks French and some Arabic.
Lily is co-host and resident numbers expert on SBS's phenomenally popular Letters and Numbers with David Astle and Richard Morecroft. She hopes that Letters and Numbers will redress the stereotype of the maths geek, believing that 'maths is applicable to so many different areas of life; it's not just about sums and algebra'.
Lily is currently shooting the first season of SBS' Destination Flavour with co-hosts Adam Liaw, the winner of MasterChef in 2010, and TV presenter and medical doctor Renee Lim. Destination Flavour will profile Australia's top providores and food producers, cutting-edge city restaurants, much loved family-run suburban eateries, Australia's rich culinary regions that provide the best 'paddock to plate' food, our unsung food heroes and the vast cultures and cuisines that continue to enrich our food scene.
As part of her International Studies degree, Lily learnt French and spent a year studying at the University of Bordeaux, France. She is passionate about mathematics and hopes to one day specialise in mathematical modelling in environmental applications. Lily loves the outdoors and enjoys surfing, swimming and travelling.
Travels from New South Wales
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Lily spoke very naturally about her experiences and connected well with her audience. The students remained thoroughly engaged throughout her presentation. Thank you Lily.
University of New South Wales - Lily was an engaging, funny and relaxed speaker. She came early and was well prepared. The speech content was perfect for the event and audience. Lily ran the game 'numbers' brilliantly and it was a really great addition to our event allowing people to see her in action in our very own ABS numbers game. She was also very generous with her time staying behind to sign autographs and for people to get their photo taken with her.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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