David Sterman

Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp. is broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Jesup & Lamont, Inc. (AMEX: JLI), formerly Empire Financial Holding Co., a New York City-based full-service brokerage and investment banking firm that specializes in institutional, retail sales, trading services and equity research. Jesup & Lamont, Inc. was founded in 2000, but traces its roots to the 1877 partnership between James Jesup and Lansing Lamont. Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp. provides institutional and retail sales and trading services, equity research and asset management for institutions and high net-worth individuals. The firm's corporate finance activities include mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, acquisition finance, restructurings and other corporate finance matters. Their research covers the following areas in the US and abroad: biotechnology, industrials, specialty retail, aerospace/defense, alternative energy, oil & gas, restaurants, technology, transportation and special situations. Jesup & Lamont provides fundamental analysis of companies and sectors and also employs strategists and technical analysts to provide comprehensive research insights.

Founded by Baruch Halpern in 2002, Halpern Capital, Inc. is an investment bank and SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Aventura, Florida with an additional office in New York City. The firm focuses primarily on advisory and capital raising services and also assists and advises clients with capital raises for expansion, M&As, financial restructurings and MBOs. In addition to traditional financing methods such as PIPES, RDs and ATMs, they offer innovative, efficient alternative financing methods called Structured Term Equity Placements (STEP) which provide capital through tranches. Halpern Capital also has significant expertise using convertible structures to provide non-shelf issuers with significant flexibility. The firm is also strongly positioned to assist Asian companies access the U.S. capital markets. Through a joint venture with Diamond Wealth Investment, they offer assistance with reverse mergers, traditional financings and innovative structured products to companies in China.

Founded in 1991 by Leif Olsen and Erik Olsen, LHO Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in New Canaan, Connecticut. They manage the Leeward Investment Partners LP, the LHO Global Markets Fund LP and the LHO Global Emerging Markets Institutional Fund.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.