Michael Yeung

CIBC World Markets is a full-service investment bank headquartered in New York City. CIBC provides an internationally integrated research product through three primary strategies. In the US, the firm provides research coverage available in areas of focus, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, power generation and technology, financial institutions, consumer growth, real estate and media. In Canada, the firm offers the full spectrum of coverage for all of the sectors that form the TSE 300 Index. Their broad investment grade analysis of return bond Indices provides daily performance of the Canadian bond market. The sectors covered are: government of Canada bonds, provincial and municipal bonds and corporate bonds rated AAA/AA, A and BBB. Also available is a monthly ABS/MBS market report that provides information on ABS market conditions, market summary data and monthly performance reports on outstanding transactions. This report includes information about the MBS market, including key statistics on MBS spreads and prepayments. Another report contains MBS trading data, cash flows and other key data. A separate monthly Portfolio Valuation Report provides month end pricing for ABS and MBS transactions. Corporate debt research produces highly targeted credit analysis and research for investment grade and high yield debt securities. The corporate bond review covers bond market action, new issues, price/yield movements, rating changes, and buy/sell recommendations. The fixed-income research group produces actionable fundamental and technical analysis, strategies, products, and runs bond indexes and quantitative models relating specifically to fixed income markets, bond portfolios, and individual securities. CIBC provides risk management solutions to corporations, investors, financial institutions, and governments across all asset classes: interest rates, equities, credit, currency, and commodities. CIBC World Markets is a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Stonecap Securities, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was formerly the capital markets division of Blackmont Capital Inc. and was founded in 2010 when Blackmont's parent, CI Financial Corp., divested their investment dealer. They are now a subsidiary of Edgecrest Capital Corp. and their ultimate parent is Edgecrest Capital Holdings, Inc. Stonecap Securities seeks to help clients maximize their absolute and relative investment performance through a global perspective on corporate fundamental analysis and valuation. They seek to identify emerging growth opportunities with attractive risk-reward profiles. Their research focuses on small-cap and large-cap companies that are listed on the S&P/TSX and TSX Venture exchanges. Stonecap Securities offers coverage of the following sectors: special situations, mining exploration/development, clean technology, energy (services and industrials), oil and gas exploration/production and financial services.

Casimir Capital Ltd. is a registered broker/dealer and investment research firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Casimir Capital Group LLC. They focus exclusively on the natural resources sector. Casimir Capital is a member IIROC/CIPF.

CannaIncome Fund Corp. is a Canadian private investment company that focuses on the cannabis and cannabis-related sectors. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company aims to provide yield and capital appreciation upside through valuation arbitrage opportunities primarily between private and public markets.

Optimum Coin Analyser, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company specializes in providing in-depth industry analytics and real-time comprehensive insights by collecting and analyzing millions of data points worldwide. The private company uses leading technologies such as deep machine learning and artificial intelligence to extract and study key signals behind the noise. Optimum Coin Analyser leverages proprietary big data infrastructure to compile real-time data from multiple sources, including social media and mining industry partners. The company's technology cleanses and analyzes raw unstructured data to make it more useful and relevant, particularly in the cryptocurrency sectors. Optimum Coin Analyser provides a cloud-based discovery search engine that continuously retrieves and analyzes big data using a powerful analytics engine designed for social media.