We are very excited to announce that our Keynote Speaker is Dr. David R. Boyd.

Dr. David R. Boyd is one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers. He is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and a Research Associate at the University of Victoria. Boyd has advised the governments of both Canada and Sweden on environmental issues and is the co-chair of Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Team along with Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Boyd’s current research focuses on the effects of enshrining the constitutional right to live in a healthy environment, a right now recognized in at least 100 nations (but not Canada). His most recent book is Dodging the Toxic Bullet: How to Protect Yourself from Everyday Environmental Health Hazards. His previous works include David Suzuki’s Green Guide, Prescription for a Healthy Canada: Towards a National Environmental Health Strategy, Sustainability Within a Generation: A New Vision for Canada, the award-winning Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy, and dozens of essays in newspapers including the Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, and Toronto Star.

Boyd is also a father, ultramarathoner, and Ironman triathlete, who loves to cook and eat. He lives on Pender Island with his partner Margot Venton and their daughter Meredith.