Tania DeSa

CEO, TEDx speaker, and global inclusion expert, Tania DeSa helps companies build thriving cultures where every voice feels seen, heard, and valued.

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I am so glad to have met Tania DeSa at the Global Seoul Sisters Samsung WISE Conference this week. Tania's keynote was amazing and I am inspired to make an impact. I feel empowered to showcase my talents and make my voice heard. The energy she created in the room was unique - it is not everyday that you feel appreciated and valued. Thank you Tania for making a difference for us at Samsung!

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As a TEDx speaker and CEO of Desa Global Leadership, Tania DeSa has delivered transformative keynotes in over 87 countries, equipping global organizations with the tools to engage diverse talent, build psychologically safe teams, and cultivate inclusive cultures that fuel innovation and sustainable growth.
Tania DeSa has partnered with world-renowned organizations such as Google, American Express, Samsung, and Yale, helping their leadership teams embed inclusive practices into their operations, resulting in increased employee engagement, stronger retention, and a culture of innovation from the inside out.
Recognized globally for her award-winning work in leadership development and inclusion consulting, Tania DeSa is a trusted voice among Fortune 500 companies looking to future-proof their workforce by fostering inclusive leadership, boosting retention, and maximizing the potential of diverse teams.

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Unlocking Inclusion to Drive Innovation and Engagement

Struggling with disengaged teams and high turnover? Book TEDx speaker and CEO Tania DeSa, trusted by Google, Yale, and American Express. With global experience across 87+ countries, Tania delivers high-energy keynotes that empower leaders to build inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces. Her practical tools and relatable storytelling help unlock diverse talent, boost innovation, and transform cultures from disconnected to deeply engaged and high-performing. Create a workplace people love to stay in and rave about.

Keynote Speaker Tania DeSa is an internationally recognized expert in inclusive leadership, known for empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of diverse talent. As the CEO of Desa Global Leadership Inc., she leads a firm dedicated to solving one of today’s most pressing workplace challenges, employee disengagement caused by a lack of psychological safety. Her expertise is rooted in both lived experience and professional excellence, having delivered leadership development and inclusion strategies across 87+ countries for global clients including Google, American Express, Cigna, Samsung, Capital One, and Yale.

Tania’s keynotes are dynamic, interactive, and deeply relatable. She combines her background as a TEDx speaker and MBA graduate with firsthand insight into navigating spaces where she was often the youngest, the only woman, and the only person of color. Her presentations equip leaders with practical, actionable tools to build inclusive, high-performing teams where employees feel seen, heard, and valued.

Organizations that book Tania DeSa for their event gain more than a keynote, they invest in a transformative experience designed to shift culture, increase engagement, and strengthen retention. Whether your goal is to foster innovation, advance underrepresented talent, or build stronger leaders, Tania delivers with passion, precision, and purpose.

Book Tania DeSa for your event to inspire courageous leadership and create cultures where everyone thrives.

Customer Reviews

Reena Joseph Senior Project Manager

Thanks for a wonderful keynote presentation at our Google Summit. It is always great to feel your presence, your power and your impact. You motivated the team to own our diversity stories as strengths and a lot of what you said has really resonated with the group. As a URM leader, I was motivated to think about how to make the change I want to see in my own life and career.

Soledad Alborno Senior Product Manager

I always leave Tania’s sessions with tremendous insight into how to influence, lead, share stories and strengthen connection. I consider her a valuable part of my personal BOD as she creates the psychological safety for people to grow, challenge and champion one another. Not only did I gain personal value from Tania, but I also engaged her firm to customize a development day for my team. I’m noticing a difference in how they show up, influence and engage with stakeholders. I'd recommend her to any executive seeking to up-level their team's communication skills, she has a unique way of inspiring technical leaders to up-level their voice and visibility.

Lakecia Gunter Vice President Programmable Solutions Group

I participated in the WIN Conference in Munich and I really enjoyed having Tania as a speaker! She was very inspirational! She truly helped me understand how important it is to trust in myself and to look at things with a different perspective. She is also a very welcoming and charismatic person, which made her keynote a very pleasant experience!

Tatiana Grossi Global Training Specialist

Thank you for a great International Women’s Day presentation, Tania! Participants left feeling empowered, motivated ,and inspired. The data used throughout really brought home some ,strategies we can all implement to do our part to #BreakTheBias. It was so easy to work together on the company-wide event and I appreciate your energy and enthusiasm throughout.

Marne Braddock Inclusion & Diversity Manager

Thanks for a terrific leadership session with our team last week. I appreciate that you tailored content to suit our culture, vision and goals. We have received very positive feedback about the session and how you reframed aspects of leadership for the group. Amazing session!!

Gillian Noble VP & Chief Operating Officer

I was so happy that we could bring Tania to American Express. Her session was a highly interactive and engaging session for our leaders in Canada. The simple pre-work helped her customize the content for our specific group, and the evaluation results from the session definitely demonstrate that this event delivered a positive ROI. I look forward to future work with Tania and would recommend her to any organization, big or small.

Jennifer Heynen Vice President, Talent

The best & most valuable training I have ever attended on leadership. I found the content to be engaging, pragmatic. Thanks for inspiring us to own our voice, visibility and to take action!

Corrine McKeever Vice President Clinical Operations

We brought Tania and the feedback was excellent - attendees walked away feeling energized, motivated and empowered to take control over their careers and personal brands. She met with us to learn about the team, tailored content and even provided pre-work to engage participants. She also created space for participants to share best practices which deepened our sense of community. I appreciated that she followed up with ideas of how to keep momentum going in our office post-workshop. I’d recommend Tania for corporate teams and leadership development.

Katherine Hayward Vice President Customer Experience, International Banking

Tania enthusiastically kicked off our Career & Culture week at IPG Mediabrands. I found her session on mentorship valuable as it was interactive, advice oriented and I picked up some great networking tips. Tania is an excellent speaker and motivated me to take more action.

Boris Cho Director, Growth

Keynotes

Keynote by Tania DeSa:

Own Your Difference Empowering People to Thrive in a Complex World

In a volatile market, teams are juggling competing priorities, employees are battling “survivor guilt” and employee engagement is at an all time low. The mood of sadness and defeat is growing in organizations and it’s resulting in a lack of innovation, declining competitiveness and career stagnation. It’s time to pivot. In this energizing keynote, discover the step-by-step strategies to unleash human potential and help your teams leverage their talents, strategically connect and cut through the noise to own their value more everyday at work. Walk away feeling inspired, empowered and equipped with the tools to change the way you lead starting today.

Audience takeaways

Discover how to link your unique value to the organizational mission in order to elevate your voice, visibility and influence
Identify how self-doubt and workplace myths are limiting your career growth and collective team impact
Learn how to build advocates and elevate trust, collaboration and alignment across silos, teams and geographies
Explore everyday ways to own and strengthen your leadership brand without feeling the pressure to be everything to everyone

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Keynote by Tania DeSa:

Meet The Moment: Creating Cultures of Trust, Action & Accountability

Employees are struggling with a profound sense of disconnection. And it's taking a heavy toll: burnout is accelerating, innovation is stalling, collaboration is breaking down. Leaders have a pivotal role to play. The challenge is clear: without empowering connection, personal ownership and belonging, organizations risk losing their competitive edge. Gallup found that 70 % of the variance in team engagement can be attributed to the team’s manager, yet how often do we equip our leaders with the tools to create thriving, happier and more productive teams? It’s time to set leaders up for success. Gain practical tools to build a culture of trust and innovation and as a people leader, drive transformation in an empowering way. Walk away feeling ignited, inspired and ready to spark happier, deeply connected teams around you.

Audience takeaways

Leverage active listening as a trust building tool & way to inspire vision and purpose - especially executing on organizational transformation & strategy
Communicate transparency &alignment to help participants feel part of something bigger and process real-time information in a complex & technological world
Learn how to co-create a space of psychological safety in any team environment
Discover everyday ways to showcase your Leadership Presence to increase buy-in, empathy and personal accountability across teams and geographies

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Keynote by Tania DeSa:

Break Silos, Build Bonds: Building a Culture of Belonging

Belonging Elevating Engagement to Unlock Team Collaboration & Momentum

In an increasingly technologically complex work, 43% employees don’t feel connected to their coworkers, 38%don’t trust their coworkers and 22% say they don’t have one friend at work. Disconnected teams, lack of belonging and siloed thinking are leading to disengagement, low retention, and an increasing sense of loneliness at work. In this keynote, Tania unveils how to break free from these barriers by building connection, belief and alignment in everything from team meetings to client pitches. She shares the latest data and step by step tools, so that you will walk away ready to amplify your voice and create the sense of community and connection that drives innovation and engagement.

Audience takeaways

Explore strategies to build courageous cultures where employees bring all of who they are into work everyday
Discover ways to articulate an inspiring organizational mission, gain buy-in and instill emotional commitment in order to drive momentum
Learn how to create everyday opportunities for connection, innovation and ideation in any team environment
Co-create new definitions for creating brave spaces of trust and respect in your organization- across business units and geographies

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Keynote by Tania DeSa:

Reimagine Connection to Accelerate Action

Activate Allies and Empower Teams this International Women's Day

In the age of AI and hybrid work environments, an astounding 43% of employees say they feel disconnected from their colleagues at work. Disconnection leads to no diversity of thought, an epidemic of loneliness and collaboration breaking down – and it’s felt more strongly by women lately. When we reimagine our roles, policies and our advocates, we can harness the power of the collective to rebuild connection and empower others to take action. This IWD, lets engage everyone to discover the role you play in empowering connection, harnessing the power of women and elevating equity a little more everyday at work.

Audience takeaways

Explore the latest data to increase a sense of connection and empathy for women in the workplace in order to accelerate actions
Learn how to activate Allies and reimagine roles and responsibilities across silos, teams and geographies in order to feel more freedom and joy everyday
Explore everyday ways to own and strengthen your leadership brand without feeling the pressure to be everything to everyone
Discover practical ways to accelerate action around gender equity, inclusion and belonging in order to sustain momentum throughout the year

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