Shereen Zahawi

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Dundee Securities Corp. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto with additional offices in Montreal and Calgary. The firm is a subsidiary of Dundee Wealth Management, Inc. (TSE: DW). Dundee Securities is a full service investment dealer engaged in wealth management and financial advisory services, retail brokerage, institutional sales and trading, equity research and investment banking. The firm operates a sell-side institutional sales and trading floor. Dundee Securities is a member of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and the CIPF.

Part of Wipro Ltd., NewLogic Technologies AG is an Austrian company that manufactures micro chips for mobile services. The private company is based in Lustenau, Austria. The company was founded by Johann-Peter Metzler. NewLogic Technologies was acquired by Wipro Ltd. on December 19, 2005 for $56.43 million.

Snowbush Microelectronics manufactured semiconductors and other related electronic products. The company was headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 2008 by Jonathan Robinson, Sandfire Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. Their clients include a variety of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance funds, as well as, investment advisors and high net-worth individuals. Sandfire's research focuses on small-cap US and Canadian companies in the clean technology, alternative energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.

Founded in 2008, NCP Northland Capital Partners, Inc., formerly Sandfire Securities, Inc., (NCP) is an employee-owned broker/dealer and securities firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Northland Bancorp, a Toronto-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on real estate acquired Sandfire Securities, Inc. in 2010. NCP Capital Partners is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The firm provides services for a diverse group of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment counselors and high net-worth individuals. Their research coverage includes: special situations, technology, clean technology, telecommunications, new media, metals & mining, life sciences, industrials and infrastructure.