CEO
Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
Dax Dasilva is the creative mind behind Lightspeed Commerce. Founded in 2005, Lightspeed is the unified POS and payments platform for ambitious entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, provide the best customer experience and become a go-to destination in their space. It powers the world's best businesses in over 100 countries globally.
Lightspeed employs over 3,000 staff worldwide and powers hundreds of thousands of customer locations worldwide. During Dasilva’s leadership as CEO, the company went public in March 2019 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LSPD, becoming one of Canada’s top 10 technology IPOs. In September 2020, the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Lightspeed also undertook 9 acquisitions over the course of a four year period to consolidate the global market and launch two, best-in-class flagship products: Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant.
Tuesday Jan 13
11:20am - 11:50am
Klaviyo Stage
The future of retail begins upstream. Long before a product hits the shelf, data is shaping decisions that drive margin, speed and customer fit. Across the wholesale landscape, brands are using new strategies and smarter insights to solve persistent industry challenges, from supply visibility to demand forecasting.
Join Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva, NuORDER’s Chris Akrimi, and leaders from Arc'teryx ReBird and Saks as they explore how brands and retailers are connecting through a powerful network that turns insight into action. Together, they’ll reveal the invisible layer that connects supply and sale, bridging online and in-store and replacing guesswork with intelligence. Learn how this model removes risk, strengthens curation and empowers teams to make confident decisions in an unpredictable market.
