Patrick Read

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (Mawer) is a privately-owned, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It has additional office in Toronto, Ontario, and a subsidiary with an office in Singapore. The firm was founded as a partnership in 1974 by Charles Mawer. They provide discretionary portfolio management services in certain jurisdictions in Canada for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, institutions, pension funds, and not-for-profit organizations. Mawer also provides discretionary portfolio management services for US-based corporations and institutions, as well as certain US residents. The firm also provides sub-advisory services to certain institutional public mutual funds, non-public pooled funds, separately managed accounts, or wrap-fee programs that are managed and operated by other non-affiliated portfolio managers or investment managers.

Hillsdale Investment Management, Inc. (Hillsdale) is a privately-owned hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Albert Guthrie in 1996. Hillsdale offers discretionary investment management services to a range of sophisticated institutional and private wealth investors, primarily in Canada but also in the US and elsewhere.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Founded in 1999, Paradigm Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment dealer headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary. They offer sector-based research, a strong distribution platform and select investment banking mandates. The firm focuses their research, distribution and investment banking efforts on several areas in the Canadian equity markets: growth, mining, energy and energy services. Paradigm is a member of the CIPF.

Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The Canadian Bar Association operates as a professional organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) is a professional organization that aims to enhance the credibility and competency of the investor relations profession. CIRI has four chapters located in different regions. The organization also provides insights on ESG processes and reporting for issuers at various stages in their ESG journey. The non-profit company is based in Oakville, ON, Canada. CIRI provides resources, professional development, networking opportunities, and advocacy to support the IR community. The organization has over 500 members, with most responsible for IR at publicly-traded companies. Visible Alpha is a sponsor of CIRI that enhances the investment research process. CIRI publishes IR Directions, a magazine that explores current and emerging practices of board reporting and engagement. Nathalie Megann has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2004.

West Face Capital, Inc. (West Face) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Gregory “Greg” Boland in 2006 to pursue long-term deep-value investments. West Face is a subsidiary of GABCORP Holdings Ltd.

Barclays Capital Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker-dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Barclays Capital, Inc., ultimately owned by London-based Barclays Bank plc (LON: BARC, NYSE: BCS). They offer institutional asset managers, hedge funds and other financial institutions with execution and clearing services that support multiple asset classes and provide transparent pricing. Their integrated prime brokerage services cover a wide array of asset classes and regions including developed and emerging markets.

Encycle Corp. develops and markets energy management technology solutions. It offers wireless automated demand management and demand response controllers that can be installed onto any electrical heating, cooling, or discretionary electrical load. The company was founded by Mark Kerbel and Roman Kulyk in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Anson Advisors, Inc. is a privately-held alternative asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2003 as M5V Advisors, Inc. Anson Advisors serves as the investment manager to privately-held onshore investment partnerships and offshore investment companies. Anson Investments Master Fund (AIMF) is their flagship fund.

Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. (Waratah) is an independent, Canadian hedge fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 2010 by Brad Dunkley and Blair Levinsky. Waratah provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Target Germanium GmbH (Target Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Alexander Frolov and Mikhail Lobanov. It is a subsidiary of Freeway Ventures OOO, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mikhail Lobanov. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with additional offices around the world.

Qidenus Group GmbH provides product development and product design for robotic series, mastered series, and smart series for book scanning. The company was founded by Stephan Dorfmeister, Harald Gölles, Martin Micko, Eric Pfarl and Sofie Quidenus in 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Sharegain Ltd. provides a platform for securities lending. The firm focuses on reinventing the securities lending space for investors. The company was founded by Liad Amit and Boaz Yaari and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

3sixty Secure Corp. operates a multi national security services. It offers site security and guard force management, security training and analysis, personal protection, security for medical marijuana facilities and transport, audit, risk assessment and management tools, and event security management. The company was founded by Thomas Gerstenecker and is headquartered in Almonte, Canada.

Part of PNL Fintech BV, Finadvant Ltd. engages in business optimization, application development, cloud computing and virtual infrastructure support. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2020 by Jekaterina Dorofejeva. Jekaterina Dorofejeva has been the CEO since 2020. Finadvant was acquired by PNL Fintech BV on November 08, 2022.

Conny GmbH is Germany's largest consumer rights portal. Conny is based in Berlin, DE. The German company helps individuals with legal issues such as high rent or questions related to employment law through a quick, online, and easy process. The company was founded in 2016 by Frederik Gaertner and Daniel Halmer, with Daniel Halmer serving as CEO since 2016.

MoneySwap OÜ is an Estonian company that develops a crypto wallet which allows users to buy cryptocurrencies. The company is based in Tallinn, Estonia. MoneySwap OÜ was founded in 2018 by Petr Kozyakov, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Copper Technologies (UK) Ltd. operates as a software development company. It offers custody, inter-exchange custody, execution, settlement, and clearing. The firm?s technology include copper platform and copper unlimited. The company was founded by Dmitry Tokarev and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CashDash UK Ltd. designs and develops a platform that digitizes cash and other local payment methods. The firm?s product, Rapyd, operates as a fintech-as-a-service platform. It provides fund collection, fund disbursements, card issuing, and integration services. The company was founded by Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, and Omer Priel in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

PNL Fintech BV is an online payment solution for freelancers and SMEs that allows businesses to manage their finances easily. The company is based in Amsterdam, NL, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. With Finom, users can link any bank account within one minute and access all account balances, transactions, and contractor data from the same screen. The platform offers an easy-to-use and secure way to open a business account online, manage finances via a smartphone, and issue and block banking virtual cards for businesses in one minute. Finom also allows users to create invoices in 60 seconds, easily match them with bank payments, and track all cash flow in one place. PNL Fintech was founded in 2019 by Andrey Petrov, Oleg Laguta, Yakov Novikov, Konstantin Stiskin, Thomas Finan, Ivo Dimitrov, Alyona Valovay, and Andrey Varikov. Yakov Novikov has been the CEO since 2019.