Dr. Flavia Maia shares with us just how many women are on the front line helping save the rainforests and the environment in Brazil and the Global South. She’s on a mission to uplift women who are making a difference, and you might say that she is a catalyst for leadership with love. Her career spans 15 years across every sector: private, government, academia, and nonprofit. Her commitment to fostering positive change has garnered international recognition, earning her prestigious titles such as an Obama Scholar and a Dalai Lama Fellow. She has played a pivotal role in securing and implementing investments for climate resilience. She also actively advances gender equality in Brazil. Meet this incredible woman and hear about how they are shaking things up, driving decisions with love, not divisiveness.
Dr. Maia’s leadership education is rooted in the principles of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and freedom, drawing inspiration from Buddhist teachings, as well as the Latin American traditions of Medicine Women and the Wisdom of Well-living (O Bem Viver).
She teaches only what she experienced herself, sharing powerful insights shaped by over 15 years of climate frontline activism in Brazil and her interactions with thousands of leaders across the globe, including President Obama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Christiana Figueres.
As a woman from the Global South, and a descendant of climate migrants, Dr. Maia brings a unique perspective to leadership, offering motivational speeches and thought-provoking writings that inspire diversity, equity, and inclusion — DEI — while focusing on lasting and positive impact.
With her passion for nature underpinning all of her projects, Dr. Maia also speaks about sustainability, using his keynote presentations to show how organizations and individuals can improve their environmental, sustainability, and governance — ESG — performance.
She is a trusted mentor and advocate for emerging leaders, especially those who are underrepresented or don’t see themselves as leaders just yet.
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