Maya Galimidi is the founder of Empower with Nature, a transdisciplinary education platform. She is an International Ambassador for the Global Ecovillage Network. Maya has an MA in Ecology and Spirituality at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. She took a double major in Public Relations and Management of Performing Arts at Istanbul Bilgi University. After graduating, Maya worked in London, New York City, Istanbul, and the Negev Desert. For the last 15 years, she has designed and produced international conferences in 30 different countries for the Wall Street Capital Markets, Healthcare, Human Resources, Marketing, Digitalisation, Copper and Government sectors; worked with politicians such as George W. Bush and Collin Powell. Maya obtained her Permaculture Design Certificate at Kibbutz Lotan. She worked as the Global Business Developer for Kibbutz Lotan Center for Creative Ecology and created eco-school projects in the Middle East and Brazil. Ecological education programs with universities in Europe and America. She is a climate action mentor at Techcamp under the US Department of States. Her teaching experience about ecology and purpose, nature and belonging, shifting perspectives, ecological conciousness, connecting with nature and observing the relationship between people and nature inspired her to establish Empower with Nature.