N. Scott Laskey

OMERS Administration Corp. (AC) is a Canadian pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm manages the assets of the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirements System (OMERS) which was founded in 1962. Formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board, AC is responsible for pension services and administration, investments, and plan valuation on behalf of active, deferred and retired employees of nearly various municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, The Royal Trust Co. is a multi-function facility located in Toronto, Canada. The facility offers a 400-seat venue with state-of-the-art Dolby calibrated re-recording mix stage, digital and 35mm projection, remote HD video recording, and live streaming capability. In addition, the facility has in-house audio, lighting, video, fiber optic internet, and cable TV access. The Royal Trust has incorporated Bottega Volo, a well-known purveyor of fine foods and beverages, into the foyer. The facility is accessible by public transportation and has above and below-ground parking lots. The Royal Trust also provides accessibility seating for wheelchair users, but the venue does not have ground floor restrooms.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Denninghouse, Inc. is a Canadian company that operates franchise stores. The private company is based in Concord, Canada. The company was founded in 1993.

Duvernay Oil Corp. engages in the exploration, acquisition, development and production of natural gas and crude oil. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Founded in 1990, Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. is an independently owned investment management firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is the Canadian equity affiliate of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Services Group, a large, Canadian asset management firm that provides services to institutional, private and retail clients.

BMO Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, they were known as Jones Heward Investment Counsel and prior to that as RMN Investment Counsel. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSE, NYSE: BMO). BMO Asset Management provides investment management, retirement and trust and custody services to institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors around the world.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Neonickel (Blackburn) Ltd. manufactures metal plates, sheets, bars, pipes, fittings, and welding materials. The firm’s products are maintained in nickel alloys, duplex stainless steels, stainless steels, titanium and cobalt alloys. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Blackburn, the United Kingdom.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

The Law Society of Upper Canada engages in the provision of legal services. The company was founded in 1797 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute operates as a rehabilitation hospital. Its services include cardiac rehab and secondary prevention, geriatric rehabilitation, musculoskeletal rehab, neuro rehabilitation, and spinal cord injury rehab programs. The firm provides access to rehabilitation information in the fields of occupational, physical, recreation, and speech therapy; and medicine, nutrition, nursing, and social work. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Spencer Stuart, Inc. provides leadership consulting and executive search services. The firm’s serves industries under the categories of technology, media & telecommunications, consumer, financial services, education, nonprofit & government, healthcare and industrial. It also offers corporate governance and board member recruitment services. The company was founded by Spencer R. Stuart in 1956 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded by Wilfred Hahn in 2001, Fortstrong Global Asset Management, Inc., formerly HAHN Investment Stewards & Co., Inc., is an SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. The firm provides global portfolio management services for private clients and institutions.

TES Global Group Ltd. publishes newspapers and provides recruitment services. The company was founded on July 1, 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Picton Mahoney Asset Management is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by David Picton, Michael Kuan and Michael Kimmel in 2004 and provides investment solutions to institutional, retail and high net-worth investors in Canada and around the world.

Seminal Capital Holdings LLC (Seminal Capital Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Buck Buckley and Cyrus Vandrevala. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.