George Dresser

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.

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.

Tech Capital Partners, Inc. (TCP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. The firm is founded in 2001 by Andrew Abouchar and Tim Jackson.

ZipLocal, Inc. is a development stage company. It operates through Canada geographical segments. The company was founded on August 22, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Young Presidents'' Organization (Canada) operates as a non-profit organization. It helps young chief executives to engage, learn, and grow. The company was founded on February 13, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Achievers Corp. provides employee recognition and rewards solution. It delivers a cloud-based Achievers Employee Success platform that shows reports and trends regarding the company's workforce and employee engagement strategies. The company was founded by Razor Suleman and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Laurence Capital Corp (Laurence Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Peter Schwartz and Mark Lee. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Communitech, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers emerging tech, digital media, wireless, mobile, and software, hardware and robotics services. The company was founded by Gabe Heller in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Aware Corp. Ltd. focuses on business-to-business applications that remove redundant manual processes and drive down costs. It offers business intelligence, outsourced information technology staffing, systems integration, custom software development, and web development. The company was founded by Steven Prussky and is headquartered in Chiang Mai, Bangkok.

Stratford Chef School operates as a not-for-profit career college focused on hands-on training of chefs and culinary entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Eleanor Kane and is headquartered in Stratford, Canada.

Kognitiv Corp. operates as service provider for the online travel market. It also provides licensing to proprietary market management system to travel suppliers and demand networks. The company was founded by Peter J. Schwartz in 2009 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

ArtBarn Media, Inc. engages in media and technology industry. It specializes in business development, technical implementation, marketing strategy, user experience design, and software development. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

XMG Studio, Inc. develops mobile games. Its games includes dragonwood academy, fashion star boutique, cows vs aliens, ghostbusters paranormal blast and drag racer world. The firm focuses on providing creative expression through gameplay for all fans of fun. The company was founded by Ray Sharma in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Seekda GmbH provides electronic booking solutions for the hospitality sector. Its platform enables customers to manage online presence, optimize marketing budgets, and measure performance of every distribution channel through a single comprehensive dashboard. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

The Laurence Group operates as a private capital firm. The firm invests in technology, travel, hospitality, recreation, financial services and real estate. The company was founded by Peter J. Schwartz and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.