Luke Halsey

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

ECI Partners LLP (ECI Partners) is a private equity founded in 1976. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom with an additional offices in Manchester and New York.

Academia, Inc. develops and provides social sharing platform for academic researchers. Its platform enables researchers to share their research, monitor deep analytics, and track the research of academics they follow. The company was founded by Richard Price in September 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (JOHCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by James Hambro in 1993 as an independently managed boutique, and was acquired by Pendal Group Ltd., formerly BT Investment Management Ltd., in 2011. In 2023, Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) – an ASX-listed, global diversified financial services company in Sydney, Australia – acquired Pendal Group, including JOHCM. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services across a diverse range of equity strategies through pooled vehicles (or investment funds) and to clients that establish separately managed accounts.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.

Monograph Capital Advisors (UK) LLP (Monograph Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Fred Ehrenkranz Cohen and Charles Conn. The firm is headquartered in London, GB.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The World Bank (Research) (World Bank-Research) is the investment research division of The World Bank, an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, DC. It provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. World Bank-Research provides research to developing nations to aid economic advancement.

CBPE Capital LLP (CBPE Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Softbank Latin America Fund LP invests in companies located in Latin America. The fund targets companies operating in the field of technology. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.

Zaid Ibrahim & Co. provides legal services. The company is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Wong & Partners provides legal services. The firm offers capital markets, dispute resolution, employment, finance and projects, intellectual property, real estate and wealth management. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bar of England & Wales represents barristers in England and Wales. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Sarmayacar Ltd. (Sarmayacar) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Rabeel Hamza Warraich. The firm is headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan.

Zhengqi Holdings Co., Ltd. is engaged in the provision of financial services to small and medium enterprises. It operated through the following segments: Supply Chain solutions, Financial Solutions, and Technology and New Economy Services. The Supply Chain solutions segment offers financial leasing, factoring, supply chain management, and equity & mezzanine investment. The Financial Solutions segment includes lending, credit enhancement, equity & mezzanine investment and asset management. The Technology and New Economy Services segment involves in lending, start-up training and incubator. The company was founded on October 10, 2012 and is headquartered in Hefei, China.

Part of Woh Hup Holdings Pte Ltd., Aurum Land Pte Ltd. is a boutique property developer based in Singapore, Singapore. The Singaporean company was incorporated in 1982 and is managed by a team of passionate industry professionals who bring with them extensive development expertise, design excellence, and technical skill. Aurum Land champions functionality and form in its designs and has won several awards for its work. In addition to property development, Aurum Group has transformed into a forward-looking space and business innovator with a focus on the future of people. The CEO of the company since 2007 is Michelle Yong.

Bicycle Management Co. LP (Bicycle Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Cocoon Capital Partners Pte Ltd (Cocoon Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by William Klippgen and Michael Blakey. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Endeavor Global, Inc. is an Venture Capital firm founded in 1997 by Linda Rottenberg, Casares wenceslao and Peter B.Kellner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Found8 Pte Ltd. operates as a regional innovation platform for co-working spaces. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. The Singaporean company was founded by Michelle Yong, Grace Sai. Michelle Yong has been the CEO since incorporation.

Aurum Investments Pte Ltd (Aurum Investments) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Woh Hup Holdings Pte Ltd. founded in 2008 by Bharat Bhatter. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. engages in textiles manufacturing business. The company was founded by Luke Haverhals in 2015 and is headquartered in Peoria, IL.

Bykea Technologies Pvt Ltd. develops mobile application for transportation, logistics and cash on delivery payments. The company was founded by Muneeb Maayr, Rafiq Malik and Ishaq Kothawala in December 2016 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.

Eco.logic Brands, Inc. produces recycled paper laundry detergent bottles. It also designs and manufactures recyclable packaging solutions for consumer applications. The firm offers ready-to-fill bottles to hold pourable liquid or dry products. The company also offers cardboard bottles through stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Eco.logic Brands was founded by Julie Corbett on May 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Millennium Capital Partners LLP (MCP) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Millennium Capital Management Ltd., ultimately held by Millennium Management LLC in the US. MCP manages assets for high-net worth individuals, institutions, trusts, foundations, pensions, the General Partner, related Millennium entities and Millennium employees.

Remo Energy, Inc. is a company that specializes in making fossil-based chemicals from renewable energy. Remo Energy is based in Boston, MA. The company has expertise in renewable energy, chemical engineering, and project development. The company has reimagined every step of chemical production processes to adapt them to the scale and intermittency of low cost solar and wind power projects. The company's products help to improve the quality of life while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.