Nicole A. Fortener

Hamilton Partners, Inc. develops, leases, and manages commercial projects throughout Chicago. It offers land planning and development, property management, marketing, acquisition and coordination, and sustainability services. The company was founded by Allan J. Hamilton, Ronald C. Lunt, Jim Sheridan, and John Wauterlek in 1987 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

Ducati Motor Holding SpA engages in the design and manufacture of motorcycles. The firm also offers motorcycle accessories such as chassis and brake systems, electric and electronic components exhaust systems, fiberglass and plastic fibers, garage accessories, and specialty materials. The company was founded by Adriano Ducati and Marcello Ducati in 1926 and is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

The Skoll Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through its flagship award program, the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. These three-year awards support the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, economic and social equity, institutional responsibility, and peace and security. The foundation was founded in 1999 by Jeff Skoll and is located is Palo Alto, California.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is wholly-owned by Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO, NYSE: BMO), a Canadian chartered bank. BMOCMC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to institutional clients only.

Paloma Securities LLC operates as a broker dealer. It conducts a securities lending business, enjoying deep, established relationships with lenders, custodians, inter-dealer participants and end borrowers worldwide. Paloma Securities has offices in Greenwich, New York, Seattle, London and Melbourne. The company is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Avenue Capital Mortgage Reit, Inc. is a newly organized Maryland corporation formed primarily to invest in finance and manage residential mortgage assets, including jumbo mortgage loans and RMBS, as well as other mortgage-related assets. It invests in diversified portfolio comprised of its target assets that, when financed and hedged according to the company's business plan, is expected to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns across a variety of economic conditions and market cycles. The company was founded on May 23, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GCT Semiconductor, Inc. provides wireless communication solutions. The firm designs and supplies advanced 4G LTE and 5G semiconductor solutions. GCT’s market-proven LTE solutions, commercially available since 2010, have enabled fast and reliable LTE connectivity to numerous commercial devices such as smartphones, tablets, hotspots, CPEs, USB dongles, routers, M2M applications, and more, to the world’s top LTE carriers. It's system-on-chip solutions integrate radio frequency, baseband modem and digital signal processing functions into a single die, therefore offering complete 4G platform solutions with small form factors, low power consumption, high performance, high reliability and cost effectiveness. The company was founded by Kyeong-Ho H. Lee and Ki-Sub Lee in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

M&A Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of technology solutions It offers OEM services, data center, Internet of Things, back-up, and Ransomware solutions. The company was founded by Magdy S. Elwany in 1984 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Private Banking) (RWBCI) is the wealth management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., ultimately held by Baird Financial Group, Inc. RWBCI offers its investment management services to all types of current or prospective clients, which include, but not limited to: individuals, trusts, estates, Retirement Accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other business entities.

AnovaWorks PLLC operates health clinic centers. It provides work-site employee health clinics, injury treatment, drug, alcohol screening and consulting services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wenatchee, WA.

Aurora Innovation, Inc. manufactures self driven cars. The firm develops a full package of software, hardware, and data to sell to automakers who want to build their own autonomous cars. The company was founded by Christopher Urmson, Sterling Anderson and James Andrew Bagnell in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

American Engineering Corp. operates as a construction and engineering firm. The firm delivers projects and solutions to the U.S. government and commercial enterprises. Its services include engineering construction, information technology, HVAC and general maintenance, sales and marketing, fire protection, fire protection, security and controls. The company is headquartered in Ginowan City, Japan.

Iron Ox, Inc. engages in the construction of robotic greenhouses in distribution of produce to grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded by Brandon Alexander and Jon Binney in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Zoox, Inc. is a robotic company, which engages in autonomous mobility business. The company was founded by Timothy D. Kentley-Klay and Jesse Levinson on September 8, 2009 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

R7 Partners Management LLC (R7 Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Ben Buettell and Tyler V. Engh. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Strike Exchange LLC provides artificial intelligence software to help agencies and brands succeed in YouTube and social media advertising. The company was founded by Patrick McKenna, Timothy Helfrey and Mark Shore in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.