Ricky W. Liu

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Cytiva Software, Inc. provides on-demand recruiting software solutions. The firm offers applicant tracking, on boarding and employee performance management software solutions. Its recruiting software product, SonicRecruit, allows corporations to screen applicants, automate recruiting departments, customize corporate career sites and hire people. The company's SonicPerform employee performance management software automates employee evaluations, aligns employees around key goals and encourages year round feedback. Cytiva Software was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Artio Global Investors, Inc. provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. The company was founded on May 2, 1963 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to global client base. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

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.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Founded in 1989 by Wayne Wachell and Leslie Cliff, Genus Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Vancouver, British Columbia with an additional office in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm manages assets for to individuals, families, foundations, pension funds, governments and First Nations.

GLG LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and was formerly known as GLG Ore Hill LLC and as Ore Hill Partners LLC. They are a subsidiary of Man Investments Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by Man Group Plc (LSE: EMG) in Great Britain. GLG provides advisory or sub-advisory services to US or non-US managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is a company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company specializes in providing services to help businesses achieve their tax objectives and strategically move forward. The company's focus is on building trust in society and solving important problems, and they work closely with clients to ensure they are ready to take advantage of new opportunities for growth.

Pender Private Equity Fund Management Inc (Pender Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PenderFund Capital Management Ltd founded in 1994 by John Kelly Edmison. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Ontario.

The Canadian Bar Association operates as a professional organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

one45 Software, Inc. provides educational software solutions for healthcare institutions. It offers a suite of software tools for managing, scheduling, assessing, and tracking medical education programs. The company was founded by Ric Arseneau, Derek Hemmes, and John Simms in 2001 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. (RGAM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). The firm was founded in 2008 following the merger of RBC Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management in Canada, together with the US-based institutional asset management company, RBC Global Asset Management (US). RGAM provides a wide variety of investment services through mutual funds, pooled funds and separately managed portfolios for both individual and institutional investors. They are the primary investment manager for the RBC Financial Group businesses serving the needs of private clients, which include the RBC Funds.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

British Columbia Bar Association Operates as a law firm association to provide legal services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Baron Global Financial Canada Ltd. provides financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Shenzhen Wingor Bio-technology Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, and production of anti-tumor biological immune cell products. It offers chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocyte, clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeat, mesenchymal stem cell, methyl triazeno imidazole carboxamide technology, and cryobiomedical technology. The company was founded on March 12, 2013 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Takeda Canada, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Mississauga, CA. Takeda provides financial data for investors and is focused on developing innovative medicines to make a difference in people's lives. The Canadian company is committed to discovering and delivering life-transforming treatments in the areas of oncology, rare genetics and hematology, neuroscience, and gastroenterology. Takeda also invests in plasma-derived therapies and vaccines. The company's employees are dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients and working with healthcare partners in approximately 80 countries and regions.

BTG Pactual (United States) is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BTG Pactual SA, the largest independent investment bank in Latin America. BTG Pactual began their equity brokerage business in 2003. The firm provides sales and trading services across a variety of asset classes in both local and international markets. Their services include customized execution, DMA algorithms and a dedicated execution platform for equities and ETD products. The firm also offers an electronic trading platform that provides clients with both a tool for their BM&F Bovespa trades and the ability to customize and enhance trade execution. BTG Pactual offers a range of products, securities transactions and services through their Sales & Trading teams in fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) and through their equities teams in Brazil, Latin America and international markets. The firm's Sales & Trading teams also provide high quality execution across the various market segments, as well as products including equities cash and derivatives, FX and interest rate derivatives, swap products, money markets and credit trading (sovereign and corporate debt). BTG Pactual's Sales & Trading teams work closely with the firm's product specialists to offer structured and tailored products in Brazilian FX, FI and credit markets.