Peter M. Salkowski

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. provides specialized power management semiconductors for use in a variety of computing, communications, and consumer electronics applications. It develops power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices, such as wireless handsets, notebook and tablet computers, smartphones, digital cameras, and digital audio players. The company was founded in August 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Blockchain of Things, Inc. provides 2nd layer APIs and rapid application development tools for companies that want to build applications on or integrate with the Bitcoin block chain. Its products include Catenis Enterprise, Catenis Flow and Catenis Pilot Development Kit. The Catenis Enterprise, which facilitates developers and organizations who wish to integrate Bitcoin blockchain capabilities into their software, devices, systems, machines, sensors, and other enterprise-scale applications. The Catenis Flow, which drags and drops assembly pallet’s for tinkerers, hobbyists, and large companies alike. The Catenis Pilot Development Kit provides access to the full set of APIs and integration services of Catenis Enterprise. It integrates with Bitcoin TestNet creating a sandbox environment for worry free development. The company was founded by Andre de Castro and Deborah de Castro on July 15, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics engages in the provision of educational services. It offers courses under the following school and departments: business, accountancy, finance, international business administration, economics, public economics and administration, humanities, law, information management and engineering, statistics, foreign languages, mathematics, international cultural exchange, professional and international education and continuing education. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

ICR LLC provides public relations and financial communications consulting services. Its practice areas include investor relations, corporate communications, transactions and special situations, crisis and issue management and capital advisory. The firm serves aerospace, defense and intelligence, building materials and home-builders, clean technology, energy, financial services and investment management, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, restaurants, and technology sectors. The company was founded by Chad A. Jacobs and Thomas M. Ryan in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Falcon Point Capital LLC (Falcon Point) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Orinda, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Emerging Growth Management LLC and EGM Capital LLC. Falcon Point serves as the general partner of investment limited partnerships and serves as the investment adviser to other accounts.

Water Tower Research LLC is a modern investor relations platform that creates, delivers, and maintains information flow to build and preserve relationships between companies and their stakeholders and investors. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. Water Tower Research is a shareholder communication and engagement platform powered by senior industry experts with significant Wall Street experience. The company's foundation is built on Wall Street veterans using open digital distribution strategies that are accessible by everyone. The company's mission is to help companies take control of their IR program and proactively reach investors while bringing investors a consistent flow of quality information to help them understand their clients' businesses, industries, and the investment opportunities they present. Founded by Timothy Gerdeman and Shawn M. Severson, Timothy Gerdeman has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

J.P. Morgan Infrastructure Investments Group (J.P. Morgan Infrastructure) is an infrastructure private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm headquartered located in New York, United States with an additional office in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mumbai.