Bernice Cota-Gann

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Financial Engines Advisors LLC (FEA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by William Sharpe, Joseph Grundfest and Craig Johnson. They are a subsidiary of Edelman Financial Engines LLC (NASDAQ: FNGN). FEA provides investment advisory services to individual investors, participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, trusts, estates, pension, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, associations, high-net worth individuals, institutions, small to mid-sized businesses including corporations, and other business entities.

Revelstoke Capital Partners LLC (Revelstoke Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Simon A. Bachleda and Dale J. Meyer. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Dr. Arthur B. Laffer and Arthur B. Laffer in 1999. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of ButcherJoseph Financial Holdings LLC. Laffer Tengler Investments provides investment advice and management services (1) as a discretionary investment adviser to domestic and foreign separately managed accounts; (2) as a discretionary manager to clients participating in one or more wrap fee programs; (3) as a non- discretionary investment adviser to certain clients, which includes other investment advisers; and (4) as a sub-adviser to certain open-end exchange traded funds.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kerry Propper and Steve Urbach in 2003. The firm offers a range of services which include capital raising, merger and acquisition advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, corporate access and institutional trading to institutional clients.

World Wide Wheat LLC provides plant breeding services. The firm produces durum wheat, hard red spring and winter wheat, hard white spring and winter wheat, soft white spring and winter wheat, low input (drought tolerant) wheat, barley, malting and food, and oats. The company was founded by Sheldon E. Richardson in 1996 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Energy Outreach Colorado provides energy assistance programs. It also provides grants to housing organizations, multi-family residences, and non-profit facilities to pay for energy efficiency upgrades such as insulation, efficient lighting and energy star appliances. The company founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

RESQ Investment Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm was founded in 1998 and offers RESQ Fund range to institutional and individual investors.

Shanghai Biofit Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of organic wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, comprehensive treatment of urban organic waste and other integrated environment services. The company was founded on July 5, 2011 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Paxos Trust Co. LLC operates as a global exchange marketplace for virtual currencies trading. It flagship products is Bankchain, a distributed network that expedites and secures the clearing and settling of assets. The firm also offers bitcoin exchange and OTC trading services. The company was founded by Richmond Teo and Charles G. Cascarilla in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Centricus Partners Holdings Ltd is a Private Equity firm founded by Nizar Al-Bassam, Dalinc Ariburnu and Michele Faissola in 2016. Centricus is headquartered in London.

D4 Ventures Uk (D4 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Hanzade Vasfiye Dogan Boyner. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Nature's Miracle, Inc. is an agriculture technology company that provides services to growers in the controlled environment agriculture industry, including vertical farming. The company is based in Upland, CA. The company offers integrated solutions that include hardware and software to design, build, and operate various indoor growing settings such as greenhouses and indoor-growing spaces. Nature's Miracle has established its first manufacturing footprint in the United States with its grow-light assembly plant and is expected to set up additional manufacturing/assembly facilities. The company was founded by Tie Li, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of ButcherJoseph Financial Holdings LLC, ButcherJoseph Asset Management LLC provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Just Climate LLP (Just Climate) is a private equity and venture capital firm subsidiary of Generation Investment Management LLP founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in London.

Shanghai Richtech Engineering Co., Ltd. provides engineering technical consultation services for the oil and gas industry. The private company is based in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Huarui Financial & Leasing Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of financial and leasing services. Its business scope includes financial leasing business, leasing business, purchase of leased property, remedial treatment and maintenance of leased property, and leasing transactions advice and guarantees. The company was founded on August 15, 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

9 Air Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of public air transportation services. It operates an online service platform that offers fight status information, ticket verification, and online check-in services. The company was founded on April 2, 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.