Kenneth C. Hight

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

SunGard Availability, Inc. provides database management services. It offers access to the information and computer systems to the businesses. SunGard Availability is located in Wayne, PA.

Pricelock, Inc. provides online energy solutions. The firm allows energy professionals to transact energy products online, connect with other professionals based on their interest in buying, selling specific types of energy and to recruit talent and find jobs. The company was founded in 2006 by Robert M. Fell and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Finovera, Inc. operates as digital bill management and payment platform. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides health care services for children's. It offers clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care, and education and training, and research services. The firm's services include transplants of hearts, blood and marrow, livers, kidneys and small bowel. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Perella Weinberg Partners LP (PWP) is the registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 2005 by Joe Perella, Peter Weinberg and Tarek Abdel-Meguid. PWP offers full spectrum of brokerage services to retail clients.

Schwab Capital Markets LP provides security brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ

The Huntsman Marine Science Centre is a not-for-profit research and science-based teaching institution. It offers aquatic services, bird banding, and Atlantic Reference Centre services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Andrews, Canada.

Grangesberg Iron Ore Plc provides iron and gold exploration services. The private company is based in Douglas, UK and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom.

Tri Star Trading Co. Ltd. is a company based in Bangkok, Thailand that offers a range of products in the fields of IT, healthcare, and medical devices. The private company's IT products include laptops and stabilizers, while their healthcare products include wet disinfectant mats and air purifiers. The company also offers medical devices such as diagnostic kits for COVID-19 and suction liners. The company has partnerships with various brands and has a sales team that provides quotations and payment forms.

RS Energy Group is an independent investment research firm located in New York City. The firm's research methods, data, and analysis produce unique, data-driven insights on the macro economy, individual industries and companies. They offer syndicate, premium and custom reports covering a variety of industries including: (1) Airlines (2) Cable & Satellite (3) Consumer Technology (4) Energy (5) Grocers (6) Medical Technology (7) Internet (8) Casinos (9) Cruise Lines (10) Lodging (11) Online Gaming (12) Real Estate/Home builders (13) Restaurants (14) Retail/Deep Discounters (15) Retail/Hardline (16) Retail/Softline (17) Wireless Carriers and (18) Video Games.

Neo Exchange, Inc. operates as a stock exchange. It offers trading venue and a value added listing venue for capital raising companies and investment products. The company was founded in March 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Norge Mining Plc is a British Anglo-Norwegian natural resources company that focuses on mineral exploration in Norway. The private company is based in London, UK. The company's JORC resource estimates from the Bjerkreim exploration project have confirmed world-class deposits of the EU critical raw materials phosphate, vanadium, and titanium. These materials play a key role in the clean energy transition, security of food supply, and other areas. Norge Mining owns 61 exploration licenses totaling more than 520 square kilometers in Norway and is conducting a program of exploration work. The company was founded in November 2018 by Michael Wurmser, and John David Vergopoulos has been the CEO of the company since 2019.