Éric Laflamme

Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance and investment solutions. It operates through the following segments: Individual Insurance, Individual Wealth Management, Group Insurance, Group Savings and Retirement, US Operations and Other. The Individual Insurance segment refers to life, health, disability, and mortgage insurance products. The Individual Wealth Management segment offers individual products and services for savings plans, retirement funds, and segregated funds, in addition to securities brokerage, trust operations and mutual funds. The Group Insurance segment offers fife, health, accidental death, and dismemberment, dental care and short and long-term disability insurance products for employee plans; creditor insurance, replacement insurance, replacement warranties, extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; and specialized products for special markets solutions. The Group Savings and Retirement segment provides products and services for savings plans, retirement funds, and segregated funds. The US Operations segment provides miscellaneous insurance products sold in the United States such as life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services. The Other segment relates to auto and home insurance products and services such as set management and financing, as well as company capital. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (NBF) is 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 is an integrated firm that combines retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Goldman Sachs Canada, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto. They are a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

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The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal provides advice, training, events, business plans, financing, and more to help businesses start and grow. The non-profit company is based in Montreal, Canada. The Canadian company also organizes events, conferences, and training, and have pillar sponsors who contribute to the prosperity of businesses and the city. The organization also offers a program to encourage women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The CEO of the company is Michel Leblanc.

Part of National Bank of Canada, NBCN, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides correspondent brokerage services. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The CEO of the company is Patrick Primerano.

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Association of Québec Women In Finance provides services to women in finance industry. It offers development and networking activities, as well as interventions with young people at the academic level. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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National Bank Correspondent Network, Inc. provides a range of services, as described on their website. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

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