Michael Hutchison

Maxar Technologies ULC engages in the provision of operational solutions to commercial and government organizations. Its products include SecureWatch, Crow’s Nest, WeatherDesk, SeaStar Information Service, GeoHIVE, analytic reports, spatial on demand, global enhanced GEOINT delivery, and eeospatial services. The firm serves the consumer mapping, environmental, mining, mobility & logistics, satellite communications, telecommunications, U.S. defense, U.S. intelligence, international civil Government, and international defense & intelligence sectors. The company was founded by John S. MacDonald and Werner Dettwiler on February 3, 1969 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

1PointFive USA LLC is a multi-solution platform for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) that aims to help curb temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2050. The joint venture company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The company's goal is to build dedicated geologic sequestration hubs worldwide, giving emitters a responsible, scalable method of managing CO2. These centralized facilities will store captured CO2 from DAC facilities and industrial emitters. 1PointFive is working closely with leading organizations to develop practical pathways to decarbonization through carbon capture, utilization and storage. The company's first Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility is currently under construction in Texas and is expected to be the largest Direct Air Capture facility in the world, designed to capture 500,000 tonnes of CO? per year and is expected to be commercially operational in mid-2025.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada provides accounting services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Orbus Pharma, Inc. engages in the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. It produces oral dose pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on June 1, 1977 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Hammerhead Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas industries. The firm focuses on onshore oil and gas operations. It also engages in the production of light-to-medium liquids. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students in 30 states and 31 countries. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. NFTE aims to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in students, empowering them to own their futures regardless of their family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated over a million students through in-school, out-of-school, in-person, online, or hybrid programs. The company was founded in 1987 by Carl Press and Philip A. McNeill, and J.D. LaRock has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Part of Moody Aldrich Partners LLC, kWantix Trading LLC is a company that acts as a hedge fund for electricity trading. The company is based in Great Lakes, PA. The company was founded by James Alastair Campbell McDermott.

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) is an American company that focuses on creating an inclusive green economy by ensuring that everyone can benefit from the green economy, either from green jobs, clean air, or accessing new zero emissions mobility or energy solutions. LACI's Middle School Girls in STEM Program and Women in Cleantech Program are focused on building out a pipeline for future female innovators in the STEM + Sustainability space and advancing female founders with distinctive support and resources. LACI's Market Transformation team works with industry and the public sector to accelerate system change on key initiatives across transportation & mobility, energy, and sustainable cities. LACI also offers a FREE small business and startup acceleration program called Founders Business Accelerator (FBA) to help underrepresented small businesses and startup founders in low-income neighborhoods grow their business and increase their community, social, and environmental impact.

Carbon Ridge, Inc. is a leading developer of carbon capture and storage solutions for the maritime industry. The company is based in an undisclosed location. Carbon Ridge's OCCS technology provides a low-cost and near-term solution to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emissions from commercial shipping by up to 95%. The technology allows for non-disruptive integration to vessel exhaust systems, enables up to a 75% reduction in process equipment size and volume in comparison to conventional CCS technologies, and is designed for the rigor of commercial maritime operations. In addition to its onboard OCCS technology, Carbon Ridge provides end-to-end solutions including CO2 transportation, sequestration, and credit monetization. The American company was founded by Chase Dwyer, James Alastair Campbell McDermott, and Chase Dwyer has been the CEO since incorporation.

Kenlach Carbon LLC operates as an investment holding firm. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Bellevue Spur Capital Corp. provides investment services.

Torys LLP provides legal services. It specializes in aboriginal, banking and debt finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, tax, intellectual property, and pensions and employment. The company was founded by John Stewart Donald Tory in 1941 and is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

The Society of Women Engineers is an organization that advocates for women in engineering and technology. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company provides data and research resources on gender equity in engineering and acknowledge the value of a diverse community that includes race/ethnicity, religion, and family. Karen Horting has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

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

Edco Financial Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding Canadian company. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Art Gallery of Ontario operates as an art museum. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

ecobee, Inc. delivers energy management solutions. It operates as an open energy management platform for residential and commercial customers to understand, manage and reduce energy consumption. The company was founded by Mark Malchiondo, John Metselaar and Stuart Lombard in July 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Thomvest Asset Management, Inc. operates as an investment company. The private company is based in Redwood City, CA and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Captura Corp. offers a critical tool in the fight against climate change through their unique gigaton-scalable direct ocean capture (DOC) technology developed at Caltech. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company provides low-cost atmospheric carbon removal by leveraging the world's largest natural CO2 absorber - the ocean. Captura was founded in 2021 utilizing technology developed in Caltech's laboratories. The CEO is Steve Oldham, and it was founded by CX Xiang and Harry A. Atwater.

Rusheen Capital Management LLC (Rusheen Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jeff Green and Jim McDermott. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Svante, Inc. produces technologies for the energy and process industries. It offers technology services for capturing post-combustion carbon dioxide from industrial flue gas streams for use in CO2 enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture and storage. The company was founded by Andre Boulet, Darryl Wolanski, Brett Henkel and Soheil Khiavi in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

General Fusion, Inc. develops fusion power based on magnetized target fusion. Its technology transforms energy supply by developing path to commercial fusion power. The company was founded by Michel G. Laberge and Douglas Richardson in 2002 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.