Speaking, Advisory and Media
Conversations that move people to act.Tandi Kuwana is an award-winning mental health nurse leader, social-impact strategist and global speaker. Her talks combine lived experience, clinical credibility and practical system-change insight — challenging audiences to move beyond representation and consultation towards reflection, shared power and accountable action.
International speaking
Tandi has presented at prestigious international forums including the G200 Youth Summit in Dubai, advocating for improved mental health services for migrants and refugees. Her 2026 speaking engagements include the Global Mental Health Summit (October 2026) and the British Psychological Society Community Psychology Festival 2026. She is a named subject matter expert advisor on Australia’s Multicultural Mental Health Framework and Co-Chairperson of the Mental Health Recovery Colleges with the Mental Health Commission of Western Australia.
Speaking themes
- Intercultural health and culturally safe care
- Turning lived experience into social impact
- Co-production: from consultation to shared power
- Mental health, migration and community trust
- Power-aware leadership and reflective practice
- Workforce transformation and inclusive system design
- Digital inclusion and health literacy
- Social impact governance and Board accountability
Formats
- International conferences and summits
- Keynote addresses
- Leadership conferences and executive away days
- Board development sessions
- International Women’s Day programmes
- Panels and moderated conversations
- Staff conferences and learning events
- Policy roundtables and community events
In the press
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HuffPost
- Feature interview: “Ex-pat nurse leads holistic mental health movement”
SANE Australia
- contributor profile (SANE ADRC)
How to Change a Life podcast
- “Challenging Taboos with Tandi Kuwana”
Breaking the Stigma of Migrant Mental Health
- Guest feature
Speaking promise
Audiences leave with more than inspiration. They leave with a clearer understanding of the challenge, the cost of inaction and a practical route to action.
Accolades
2018: Ashoka Social Impact Scholarship, Central Queensland University
2018: SANE Hocking Fellowship, supporting fieldwork in Zimbabwe studying the stigma of mental illness
2019: Social Impact Award, Organisation of African Communities, Western Australia
2020: Inducted into the Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame, recognising her advisory and transformative role in improving mental health services
2021: Alumni Award for Social Impact, Central Queensland University
PRIDE Award for Dignity, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Valued Clients
