Tamara Makoni
Inclusion & culture expert who empowers leaders to spark innovation and growth
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inclusion, diversity, inclusive leadership, innovation, culture, talent, communication, leadership
Tamara Makoni is a natural storyteller who captivates and motivates audiences with well-crafted, targeted content. She works extensively on the topics of leadership, inclusion and cross-cultural collaboration as a speaker, facilitator and strategic advisor. After 10+ years in technology and global programme management, including 7 years at Deloitte, Tamara founded Kazuri Consulting to focus on helping leaders empower cross-cultural teams and achieve strategic objectives. Her passion stems from a childhood spent across three continents, and has been deepened through international travel, study and leading projects with stakeholders in 30+ countries.
Tamara's experience includes:
Delivering keynote speeches on inclusive leadership and cross-cultural collaboration at global conferences
Facilitating DEI strategy workshops with senior corporate leaders
Giving guest lectures at Vlerick Business School, Tilburg University and other top institutions
Having her work featured by the World Economic Forum and several publications
In 2024, she was named a top voice to follow in DEI by EU Insider, and in 2025 she published 'Women, Intersectionality & Europe' - a book about identity and inclusive community-building in society today.
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Tamara Makoni
I recommend working with Tamara 100%, she was amazing for our Internal International Women's day celebration. Really enjoyed working with you Tamara and thank you so much for your truly inspiring speech!
Mathilde Mercier
Tamara was well prepared and captured the audience's attention throughout the all session. The topic was not an easy one but nevertheless it triggered some good quality questions and discussions. It was a good way to raise awareness on D&I in the workplace and how to take action.
Zespri
Lucia Bianco
One of the most interesting trainings we have had this year" & "I even wouldn't mind taking this training over the weekend". These are some of the responses we got after we launched a keynote with Tamara. Tamara is well spoken and knows how to engage her community. It's really a joy to learn from and work with Tamara.
Winge Vrijders
We approached Tamara to host a webinar on cultural diversity in the workplace, and it was one of the best decisions we made. She has a remarkable ability to break down complex cultural dynamics into engaging, actionable insights—making the session not just informative but truly transformative. Tamara is the kind of expert organizations seek out when they want meaningful impact. I couldn’t recommend her more highly for leaders who want to inspire real change in their teams.
Bluecrux
Jerry Onianwa
The session was tailored to our needs and Tamara really took the time to get insight in our company and core values and did a great job incorporating them in the training. She showed professionalism and to be a true expert in her field.
Elise Van Stappen
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