Kevin Wilkinson

Founded in 2009, Byron Capital Markets is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Byron Securities Ltd., a Toronto-based investment dealer and member of the Investment Industry Regulator Organization of Canada (IIROC). Byron Capital Markets focuses on providing superior services to small- and mid-cap companies in a variety of market segments. Historically, the firm has focused on the mining, energy, technology, biotechnology and healthcare sectors. They also provide investment banking services in the areas of alternative energy and rare earth and other non-conventional mining and exploration industries. Byron Capital Markets' Sales & Trading division offers trading access to all Canadian equity markets and alternate trading systems.

Founded in 2008, NCP Northland Capital Partners, Inc., formerly Sandfire Securities, Inc., (NCP) is an employee-owned broker/dealer and securities firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Northland Bancorp, a Toronto-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on real estate acquired Sandfire Securities, Inc. in 2010. NCP Capital Partners is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The firm provides services for a diverse group of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment counselors and high net-worth individuals. Their research coverage includes: special situations, technology, clean technology, telecommunications, new media, metals & mining, life sciences, industrials and infrastructure.

Founded in 2008 by Jonathan Robinson, Sandfire Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. Their clients include a variety of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance funds, as well as, investment advisors and high net-worth individuals. Sandfire's research focuses on small-cap US and Canadian companies in the clean technology, alternative energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.