Elizabeth Miller

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. designs, engineers, markets and supports network test systems. Its broadband products and solutions enable communication service providers to manage their networks efficiently in an age of continually evolving technology, and ongoing pressure to reduce costs. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ericsson, Inc. develops and markets wireless infrastructure equipment. Its products include antennas, transmitters, switching systems and other gears used to build wireless networks. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Part of Chardan Capital Markets LLC, The Special Equities Group LLC provides specialized merchant banking and brokerage services for emerging growth companies. Based in New York, NY, the company focuses on U.S.-listed emerging growth public companies, offering strategic advice and efficient funding solutions through their independent fund or discreet capital raising. With over a decade of client relationships and more than 250 transactions closed, The Special Equities Group has cultivated long-term, strategic relationships with co-investors who trust their honest advice and objective evaluations of investment opportunities.

ComHear, Inc. provides audio technology products and services for consumer, enterprise, and professional applications. Its products are powered by MyBeam, a beam forming technology and KAP enhancement software which provides immersive 3-D audio soundscapes. The company was founded by Randy Granovetter in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Founded in 1999 by Gregory Berlacher, Emerging Growth Equities Ltd. is a full service investment banking and brokerage firm located in located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The firm focuses on small-cap, emerging technology companies in high growth industries including: medical technology, healthcare services, semiconductor design and engineering, software products and consulting services and special situations. Emerging Growth Equities is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Founded in 1970, Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm's research focuses on forecasting the impact of U.S. federal governmental policy on the U.S. equity and fixed-income securities markets. They offer a variety of products and services that help clients understand and measure the impact of legislation and regulation on U.S. companies and markets. Bradley Woods & Co. provides macro-oriented analysis. In addition, the firm offers intelligence about specifically defined issues in the areas of telecommunications, healthcare, energy and defense. Bradley Woods also offers a continuous analysis of U.S. foreign policy ranging from the Middle East to Asia.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kerry Propper and Steve Urbach in 2003. The firm offers a range of services which include capital raising, merger and acquisition advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, corporate access and institutional trading to institutional clients.

Independa, Inc. provides software-based solution. It allows caregivers and family members to video chat, send Facebook messages and photos, set up appointments and medication reminders, and play games with their older loved ones. The firm also offers blood-pressure monitoring devices, scales and glucometers, and can serve as a door sensor and emergency-alert system. The company was founded by Kian Saneii in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CTIA-The Wireless Association attracts members in the wireless communications industry and represents their interests to the public. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Reed Smith LLP provides legal services. It also provides appellate advocacy, business immigration, class-action defense, commercial litigation, corporate and securities, financial, insurance recovery, employment, real estate, restructuring, bankruptcy and tax controversy services. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

IEEE Computer Society operates a society of institute electrical and electronics engineers. It services include digital library, publication, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineer, Inc. provides advancing technology for electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. The non-profit company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries in various locations.