Nataliya Kovalenko

Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (CC&L) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with an additional office in Toronto. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Partnership, itself a subsidiary of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. CC&L provides investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses and private investment funds.

Viterra Canada, Inc. operates as a grain and oilseeds marketer and handler. It offers marketing, facilities and logistics capabilities, encompassing the global network of marketing offices, handling, processing, distribution, transportation, and storage assets. The company was founded on March 24, 1924 and is headquartered in Regina, Canada.

Founded in 1995, Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd. is an independent boutique investment dealer headquartered in Calgary. The firm is a Participating Organization of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), a Member Firm of the TSX Venture Exchange, a Member Firm of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and a Member in the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Acumen's research efforts focus on small-cap companies Canadian and US companies.

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.

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.

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

AGF Investments, Inc. (AGFI) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2007, the firm is owned by AGF Management Ltd. (TSE: AGF.B). AGFI provides services to individual and institutional clients, catering to pension plans, foundations and corporate investors.

Founded in 1998, Highstreet Asset Management, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor located in London, Ontario. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGF Management Ltd. They manages portfolios for pension plans, corporate investors, foundations and high net-worth families. Their Canadian clients include universities and some of Canada’s largest pension plans.

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.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

Founded in 1971, Peters & Co. Ltd. is an independent, fully integrated investment firm headquartered in Calgary, Ontario. The firm specializes in investments in the Canadian oil and natural gas and oilfield services industries. They provides investment services to institutional investors and private clients. Peters & Co. employs their own trading group and performs specialized and comprehensive investment research. They are an active underwriter for, and financial advisor to, companies active in the Canadian energy industry. Peters & Co. is a member of the CIPF.

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.

Direct Energy Services LLC explores oil and gas. It offers heating, ventilation, air conditioning services, energy retrofits, installation, maintenance programs and energy management software services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Cnada.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

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.

Syncrude Canada Ltd. manufactures and processes crude oil from oil sands. It operates oil sand mines, utilities plants, bitumen extraction plants, and upgrading facilities that processes bitumen and produces light, sweet crude oil for domestic consumption and exports. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc (Yaletown Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Mike Satterfield and Hans Knapp. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is the investment management subsidiary of State-owned Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. AIMCo manages investments on behalf of public sector pension, endowment and special purpose funds as designated by the Alberta Ministry of Finance and Enterprise.

Part of The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank Trust Co. provides banking services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Verdex Capital Ltd (Verdex Capital) is a evergreen venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

Talisman Energy Holdings Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy, Inc. Their main function is that of a holding company. The company is headquartered in in Calgary, Canada

Calgary Scientific, Inc. provides advanced imaging research and diagnostic technologies. The firm offers an enterprise healthcare image viewer to access, collaborate, and analyze graphics-intensive data securely on mobile and web. It also offers professional, managed, educational and through-partner services. The company was founded in 2004 by Chen T. Fong and Byron G. Osing and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

IA Private Wealth, Inc. (Broker) (IA Private Wealth-Broker) is the brokerage division of IA Private Wealth, Inc., wealth management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., which is owned by iA Financial Corp., Inc. (TSE: IAG). IA Private Wealth-Broker offers brokerage services in stocks, bonds and mutual funds to individuals and institutions.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chillabit, Inc. develops social app. Its application is used for students to connect, one University at a time. The company was founded by Kyle Kaiser, Sabby Choudhary and Omar Ismail and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.