She has become renowned on the UAE entrepreneurial circuit as a journalist who has a highly visible presence, a keen eye for potential startup success stories, and as an editor who supports un-sung heroes/heroines in life and business. She regularly moderates and chairs high profile events with prominent entrepreneurs, asking thought-provoking questions and retaining the attention of hundreds of people.
Tamara holds the position of Managing Editor of Entrepreneur Middle East magazine, a division of Dubai-based BNC Publishing officially licensed by the US-based publication Entrepreneur, where she focuses on editorial content development and cultivating fresh ideas that continue to promote the Entrepreneur Middle East brand both regionally and globally.
Among the many highly renowned leaders and personalities that she has interviewed are Sir Bob Geldof, Millken Institute Chairman Michacl Millken, Huda Beauty co-founders Huda and Mona Kattan, Deepak Chopra, Dr.Wladimir Klitschko, British entrepreneur Jo Malone, the author of ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ Chris Gardner, the fifth-generation family member leading Galleries’ Lafayette Nicolas Houze, Didi Chuxing’s President Jean Liu.
Startup Grind Dubai – 2016
International Women’s Day Panel at in5 Dubai – 2017
Sharajah Entrepreneurship Festival – 2017
Thomson Reuters Conference – 2017
The She Did IT event by the Dubai Techology Entrepreneur Campus – Dtec 2018
Interview with Mitch Lowe, cofounder of Netflix at GITEX 2018
Venture Souq event in Abu Dhabi – 2018
Sharajah Entrepreneurship Festival 2018 with Mona Ataya, founder of Mumzworld
With Mona Kattan, Global President of Huda Beauty, at the Dtec Forum 2019
In 2020, Tamara launched her series of interviews with women leaders entitled “Against All Odds” within the Entrepreneur Middle East Live series, featuring the only Indian woman on Forbes’ list of the World’s Self-Made Women Billionaires Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Oscar nominated and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Farsh Nabulsi, Intisar Foundation founder Her HIghness Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, co-founder of Thrive Global Agapi Stassinopoulos, the first Arad women to climb Mount Everest Suzanne Al Houby, social media influencer and TV host Joelle Mardinian, among many others.
Previously, Tamara received fast-track promotions from starting as a senior reporter to the position of editor with ITP Media Group’s Arabian Business Startup magazine, where she held accountability for interviewing regional startup and SME founders, writing articles, overseeing contributors, and editing publication content for traditional and digital releases.
With Deepak Chopra,founder of the Chopra Foundation at the Millken Summit Abu Dhabi 2020
Interview with Chris Gardener, author of the Pursuit of Happyness, Sharajah Entrepreneurship Festival
Interview with Roberto Coin, founder of Roberto Coin Jewellery
Interview with Sir Bob Geldof at the Entrepreneurs Organzation’s „Unmask“ conference in Dubai in 2020
With the Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak at the FT Weekend Festival 2021 in London
With the BNC Publishing/Entrepreneur Middle East team in November 2021
With Indra Nooyi, former CEO and Chairperson of PespiCo, and the author of „My Life in Full: Work,Family,and Our Future“2022
Interview with Sharif El Badawi, CEO of Dubai Future District Fund, at the Entrepreneur Middle East Agillity Forum 2022
With Gary Vaynerchuk in Dubai, 2022
Prior to moving to Dubai (UAE) from her native Belgrade (Serbia) and starting her career in journalism in 2012, Tamara worked in the international trade policy development field, specifically focusing on the World Trade Organisation law. Climbing the ladder from a trainee to a legal advisor in the Ministries of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, she spent seven years actively participating in multilateral and bilateral negotiations within the WTO and EU accession processes of the Republic of Serbia. Through these engagements she honed the skills for creating, managing, and communicating to the public complex concepts and projects that have wide-reaching impact on a government, economy, and society as a whole.
Tamara earned a master’s degree in international law and economics(M.I.L.E) from the World Trade Institute in Bern (Switzerland), which was supported by the Government of Switzerland ESKAS Federal Scholarship Program 2007/2008.
She also holds a bachelor’s degree in international law from the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade (2004). During her studies, Tamara won the first prize in the improvisation category of the Faculty of Law’s Oratory Competition (January 2004).
Tamara is also a fitness and yoga enthusiast and a strong advocate for youth and women’s empowerment.
