Alejandra Encinas

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Promotes private investments in developing countries

Odyssée Venture SAS is an independent private equity investment firm majority-owned by management. Odyssée was established in 1999 and is located in Paris. The firm manages a diverse range of private equity funds, including innovation and regional funds. Some of the firm's funds are sponsored by Oddo & Cie. Odyssée's clients are private individuals including retail investors, intermediaries and financial institutions.

Sipa Press produces photographs for the news reporters. The company is engaged in photojournalism. It offers pictures for documenting international news and other articles. It also offers images of spot news, politics, entertainment, sports events, celebrities, royalty and in-depth features, science and travel articles. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Paris, France

Ardian SA (Ardian) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian Holding SAS founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

Simfer SA provides iron ore mining services. The firm explores and evaluates the iron ore potential of Simandou project in West Africa. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Conakry, Guinea.

NextStage AM SAS is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by Jean-David Haas. NextStage AM SAS is headquartered in Paris.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Audit Luxembourg SARL is a company based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Atalante SAS (CAPZA) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Thierry DeGroote, David Hoppenot and Christophe Karvelis Senn. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

CACEIS SAS provides banking services to the institutional and corporate clients. The firm offers fund administration, corporate trust, clearing, compliance, legal advice and reporting services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Tawasal Information Technology LLC operates as a multi-purpose messenger and digital lifestyle app that offers video, voice, text, videoconferencing, and lifestyle services. The private company is based in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Faboula Gold SA provides gold mining services. The private company is based in Bamako, Mali. The Malian company was founded by Aliou Boubacar Diallo.

GSV Ventures Management LLC (GSV Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of GSV Asset Management LLC founded in 2016 by Moe Michael Cohn. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sodigaz African Petroleum Co. is a major player in the energy sector in Burkina Faso. The company is based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Burkinabe company's vision is to make energy accessible to everyone through various activities such as the distribution of butane gas, the supply of solar energy, and various offers in their gas stations. The company was founded in 1977 by Amidou Bolly.

Aerco (Holdings) Ltd. is a British company that supplies aeronautical and electrical components. The private company is based in West Sussex, UK. The company was founded in 1996.

Venture City Miami Accelerator LLC (The Venture City ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Laura González Estefani and Clara Bullrich. The firm is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

1863 Ventures (1863 Fund) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Accelerate 500 Inc founded in 2016 by Melissa Bradley. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Oakley Capital Ltd. (Private Equity) (Oakley Capital) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Oakley Capital Ltd. founded in 2002 by Peter Adam Daiches Dubens and David John Till. The firm is headquartered in London.

North American Development Bank preserves environmental conditions and the quality of life of people living along the US-Mexico border. It offers loans and grants. The company was founded on November 10, 1994 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

International Finance Corporation Ltd. operates as a private equity firm. Its products and services include sovereign financing, venture capital, consulting, project financing, fund management, and derivatives. The company was founded on February 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel.

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd. (African Infrastructure Investment Managers) is a private equity firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town, Western Cape with additional offices in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire.