Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Kingdon Capital Management LLC (Kingdon) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Mark Kingdon in 1983. Kingdon provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by Kingdon or third parties.

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (HKAM) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC in the US. The firm was founded in 1994 as Horizon Asset Management LLC by Murray Stahl, Steven Bregman, Peter Doyle, Tom Ewing, and John Meditz. Headquartered in New York City, HKAM manages separately managed accounts, open-ended and closed-ended investment companies, an exchange traded fund and private funds for a wide variety of clients.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. provides banking services. It offers personal, commercial and corporate banking financial services across Asia. The company was founded by Thomas Sutherland on March 3, 1865 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Kurt Salmon US LLC provides management consulting services. The firm’s services include CIO advisory, global financial services, health care, and retail and consumer products. It offers logistics, marketing and merchandising, and information technology services. The company was founded by Kurt Salmon in 1935 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

General Electric Co. /GE Consumer Finance/ provides financial services to retailers and consumers. Its products are private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel & purchasing cards, debt consolidation, home equity loans and credit insurance. The company is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

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.

MI Consulting Group Corp. provides business consulting services. It offers consulting for corporations and government offices, and helps clients reform their organizations and societies into value-producing entities. The firm’s business activities include infrastructure-related consulting, regional energy promotion operations, energy-related consulting operations, and venture company investment and cultivation operations. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

HSBC Holdings Plc engages in the provisions of various financial services. It offers different kinds of investments and private banking, trade services, cash management, treasury and capital market services, insurance, consumer and business finance, pension and investment fund management, trustee services, and securities and custody services. The company was founded on September 6, 1990 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Executive Centre Ltd. provides office space and office-related services. It offers furnished office suites, premium buildings, virtual office representation services, meeting and conference facilities, professional onsite information technology support, and business concierge services. The firm also provides training, interview, seminar, and project team rooms; audio-visual equipment, video and audio conferencing facilitates, document printing equipment; and secretarial and catering services. The company was founded by Alan Seigrist and Paul Salnikow in 1994 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants is an organization that focuses on the development of occupational ethics for certified public accountants. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's efforts include introducing initiatives and systems to support the profession. The company's website provides information for those interested in becoming a certified public accountant or learning more about the profession. and has subsidiaries in Japan.

Horizon Kinetics LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

U.S.-Japan Council operates as a platform for events, news, and media. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Suzanne Basalla has been the CEO of the American company since 2020.

Emerald Plantation Group Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Cayman Islands.

Darwin Holdings Ltd. manufactures hardware used in construction and manufacturing sectors.

Blue Willow Ltd. is a Chinese clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing topical antiseptic and anti-infective products and intranasal vaccines using its patented nanotechnology platform. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Blue Willow's platform employs novel oil-in-water nano-droplets for products administered to the skin and nose. The company is currently developing intranasal vaccines that elicit both systemic and mucosal immunity for several respiratory and sexually transmitted infections, including RSV, HSV2, pandemic influenza, and anthrax, as well as intranasal immunotherapy for peanut allergy and other allergic conditions. Paul Jeremy Brough has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Noble Group Holdings Ltd. provides commercial commodities supply chain management . The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.