Can Good Storytelling Change Our Climate Future? A Conversation with Dax Dasilva

Presented by the UBC Sauder Centre for Climate and Business Solutions as part of Canada Climate Week XChange

What happens when the ambition behind a billion-dollar IPO is turned toward global conservation?
For Dax Dasilva, founder of technology company Lightspeed and conservation nonprofit Age of Union, entrepreneurial success created an opportunity to pursue a larger purpose: protecting the planet.
Join the technology entrepreneur, conservationist, author and UBC alumnus for a conversation about the power of storytelling to advance conservation and climate action. From leading Lightspeed through a $1.7-billion IPO to collaborating with the late Dr. Jane Goodall and Indigenous conservation leaders, Dax will share how storytelling can inspire people to see the world differently—and move from awareness to action.
The evening also marks an exciting new chapter for climate storytelling at UBC Sauder.
Through a transformational gift, we're launching the David and Dorothy Lam Climate Dialogue Studio and inaugural Climate Creators Program—giving the next generation the tools and platform to share stories that can shape our climate future.
Agenda
5:00 PM — Guest arrival & check-in
5:45 PM — Welcome remarks & introductions
6:00 PM — Talk and fireside chat with Dax Dasilva moderated by Kookai Chaimahawong, Executive Director, Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS)
6:50 PM — David & Dorothy Lam Climate Dialogue Studio Announcement
7:00 PM — Networking Reception
About Dax's Latest Book:Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth's Last Wild Places
From the embattled forests of Clayoquot Sound to the helm of a global tech empire, Dax Dasilva has always harbored a heart fiercely attuned to nature’s calls. In Echoes from Eden, he chronicles the transformative juncture of his life during a global pandemic—a time when the natural world faced unprecedented threats due to halted conservation efforts.
Dasilva’s journey takes readers to the world’s vanishing frontiers, where he joins forces with legendary conservationists like Dr. Jane Goodall in the Amazon, Dr. Russ Mittermeier in Madagascar, and Dr. Kerry Bowman in the Congo. Each page of Echoes from Eden is a testament to the tenacity of those battling to safeguard our planet’s precious biodiversity.