Award-winning psychologist Toltu Tufa helps leaders transform silence into dialogue, creating inclusive, emotionally intelligent workplaces that thrive on trust and understanding.
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Toltu is very well spoken and considered and a great story. Her passion shines through.
Leishman Associates
Toltu Tufa is an award-winning psychologist and global speaker transforming how organizations approach wellbeing and culture. With 15+ years’ experience across forensic and community psychology, she empowers leaders to turn silence into dialogue, discomfort into connection, and diversity into lasting organizational strength through practical, evidence-based insights.
Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa is an award-winning psychologist, sexual educator, and global voice for courageous conversations. With over 15 years of experience spanning forensic, clinical, and community psychology, she has become a leading authority on how culture, communication, and wellbeing intersect in modern organizations. Toltu is renowned for her bold yet compassionate approach to breaking silence around taboo topics, helping leaders and teams replace discomfort with dialogue, empathy, and prevention.
Her keynotes empower organizations to foster psychological safety, cultural awareness, and authentic connection across diverse environments. Through evidence-based insights and relatable storytelling, Toltu equips audiences with practical tools to navigate sensitive conversations, strengthen inclusion, and promote wellbeing at every level of leadership.
As founder of Shura Psychology and Afaan Publications, Toltu has pioneered culturally responsive frameworks that bridge tradition with modern mental health practices. Her work has inspired governments, schools, and corporations globally to reimagine what it means to lead with understanding and cultural intelligence.
Whether addressing mental health, diversity, or cultural leadership, Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa delivers more than inspiration, she delivers transformation. Book Toltu Tufa for your event to ignite meaningful conversations, build stronger teams, and drive lasting organizational change through empathy, awareness, and action.
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Toltu is very well spoken and considered and a great story. Her passion shines through.
Leishman Associates
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Highly recommend Toltu Tufa as a plenary speaker on clinician wellbeing - clear, compelling, compassionate and actionable presentation from a psychologist who specialises in working with health practitoners.
Prof. Marie Bismark
Keynote by Toltu Tufa:
Are your leaders and teams struggling to navigate difficult conversations around sexuality, mental health, or diversity?
Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa transforms discomfort into connection through her groundbreaking keynote on Courageous Conversations. Drawing on 15+ years as a psychologist and educator, she equips leaders, educators, and organizations with the tools to replace silence with understanding, stigma with empathy, and hesitation with meaningful action.
Toltu’s evidence-based approach helps teams create safe spaces for dialogue, fostering cultures where trust and inclusion drive performance and wellbeing. Her powerful storytelling, combined with deep psychological insight, empowers audiences to lead with confidence and compassion, turning vulnerability into a catalyst for growth.
When you book Toltu Tufa for your event, you don’t just inspire conversation, you ignite lasting cultural transformation built on awareness, respect, and shared humanity.
Keynote by Toltu Tufa:
Are educators and parents in your community struggling to align cultural values with modern sexual education?
Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa bridges this divide with her powerful keynote Future-Proofing Families, a transformative approach that integrates cultural sensitivity, faith values, and trauma-informed practice into every conversation about sexual education. Drawing from over 15 years of experience in psychology and community engagement, Toltu equips schools, leaders, and families with practical frameworks that foster trust, respect, and open dialogue.
Her evidence-based strategies prevent harm before it occurs, empowering families and educators to work together in shaping confident, informed, and resilient young people. With empathy and expertise, Toltu turns a challenging topic into an opportunity for unity and growth.
When you book Toltu Tufa for your event, you invest in stronger partnerships between home and school and a safer, more connected future for every family.
Keynote by Toltu Tufa:
Is your organization struggling to keep pace with cultural change and communicate across diverse teams effectively?
Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa tackles this challenge head-on in her compelling keynote Language & Culture as Engines of Change. With a unique blend of psychology, cultural intelligence, and lived experience, Toltu reveals how language and culture are not barriers, but powerful catalysts for resilience, innovation, and authentic leadership.
Through thought-provoking insights and actionable frameworks, she empowers leaders to harness cultural diversity as a strategic advantage, fostering workplaces that adapt, create, and thrive amid change. Her sessions inspire teams to reimagine communication as a tool for inclusion and progress, turning difference into a driver of innovation.
When you book Toltu Tufa for your event, you equip your organization to lead confidently in a globalized world, where understanding culture means unlocking human potential and sustainable growth.
Keynote by Toltu Tufa:
Are your leaders struggling to maintain engagement and wellbeing in an increasingly diverse, high-pressure workplace?
Keynote Speaker Toltu Tufa delivers the solution through her transformative keynote Inclusive & Resilient Leadership. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in psychology and organizational wellbeing, Toltu provides practical, evidence-based strategies to help leaders foster belonging, reduce burnout, and lead with authenticity and empathy.
Her approach blends cultural intelligence with trauma-informed leadership, giving executives and teams the tools to navigate stress, strengthen connection, and build psychologically safe environments where everyone can thrive.
Through powerful storytelling and actionable insights, Toltu inspires organizations to shift from managing diversity to truly leveraging it as a source of strength and innovation.
When you book Toltu Tufa for your event, you empower your leaders to lead inclusively, build resilience, and sustain performance in times of change.
Watch Toltu Tufa in action!
Watch Toltu Tufa in action!
Watch Toltu Tufa in action!
