Hua Sheng Chen

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. (ZIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Ben Zacks in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., owned by The Greenwood Trust. ZIM manages separate accounts, public and private pooled investment vehicles, and is an adviser to several wrap-fee programs.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Piedmont Investment Advisory LLLP (dba PIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by William "Bill” Brookshire, Jr. in 1989. PIA provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, hedge fund and pooled investment vehicles. The firm is also the advisor to the Piedmont Partners LP Fund.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Blue Rock Advisors LLC (Blue Rock) is a fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Wayzata, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2015 to facilitate a restructuring effort by their parent company, Blue Rock Advisors, Inc. (BRAI), which was formed in 1989 by Robert Fullerton, to act as the investment advisor to various private investment funds. Blue Rock is now the investment adviser to the funds. Blue Rock provides discretionary investment advisory services to the funds by selecting third party investment managers to facilitate a fund-of-funds or multi-manager investment strategy.

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

Transmira, Inc. provides augmented, virtual reality, and XR cloud pioneer solutions. The company was founded by Robert Rice in 2014 is headquartered Raleigh, NC.

Winslow Capital Management LLC /PEVC/ (Winslow Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Zhejiang Tianhong Lithiumion Battery., Ltd. engages in the research and development, design, and sale of lithium-ion battery modules. Its products include power lithium battery modules, and energy storage lithium battery modules. Its power lithium battery modules cover light vehicle lithium batteries, and electric industrial vehicle lithium batteries. Its energy storage lithium battery modules encompass portable uninterruptible power supply (UPS) power supply, and solar street light power supply. The company was founded on March 20, 2015 and is headquartered in Huzhou, China.