Patti Shugart

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

Engineering.com, Inc. provides software, information and technology-based services to the engineering market. It offers digital media services to a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, architecture and construction, and defense & military. The company was founded by Frank Baldesarra on March 31, 2000 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

CIBC Mellon Trust Co. is a Canadian company that specializes in investment servicing for Canadian and international institutional investors. CIBC Mellon is based in Toronto, CA and has subsidiaries in Canada and the United States. CIBC Mellon offers a range of investment servicing solutions, including custody, fund administration, pension services, and securities lending services. The joint venture company is committed to accessibility for all individuals, including those with disabilities. The company was founded in 1996 and is jointly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The CEO of the company is Mal Cullen.

Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. (Sprucegrove) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1993 by three individuals (Peter Clark, Ian Fyfe and John Watson), who had worked together for 15 years in investment operations at Confederation Life Insurance Co. (Confed). Sprucegrove provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds and to separately managed accounts, which includes in the capacity as sub-adviser to third party funds.

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.

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Co. provides securities transfer services. It also provides global custody and corporate trust services. The firm serves institutional clients from offices across Canada. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, commercial property, communications and media, trade, construction & infrastructure, corporate finance, and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

CIBC Capital Partners Venture Group (CIBC Capital Partners) is a private equity & venture capital arm of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices across the globe.

UBS Wealth Management (Singapore) (UBSWM-Singapore) is the wealth management operation of UBS AG (Singapore), a subsidiary of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. The firm provides a range of services including strategic wealth planning, liquidity solutions, retirement planning and succession planning to private clients.

The Geneva Association provides international think tank of the insurance industry. It offers research programs such as financial stability and regulation, extreme events and climate risk, global ageing, cyber and innovation, and the protection gap. The company was founded by Fabio Padoa Schioppa, Raymond Barre, and Orio Giarini in 1973 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

United Way of Greater Toronto provides social community services. The firm offers programs and services for everyone, building connections to help people work together, developing solutions to local issues that affect them and opportunities that improve people’s social and economic futures. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1923, Mount Sinai Hospital (Canada) operates a hospital. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Camp Oochigeas operates as a non-profit organization. It engages in the provision of year-round programs for children and families affected by childhood cancer. It also offers outreach programs in hospitals and communities. The company was founded by Mary P. Armstrong, Doug Biggar, Jeanne Gallagher, Peter Miller, and Judy Tripp in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Association of Independent Schools operates as a community of independent schools. The firm''s services include strategic planning support, governance support, program assessment, leadership assessment, presentations, and coaching and mentoring. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in St. Catharines, Canada.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK.

The International Baccalaureate Organization operates as a non-profit educational foundation. The non-profit company is based in Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.

The Toronto District School Board provides educational services. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

The Writers' Trust of Canada operates as Canadian writers organization. The company was founded by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young in 1976 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Upside Foundation of Canada is a charitable organization that enables founders of early-stage, high-growth Canadian companies to build social responsibility into their business by pledging equity to the charity of their choice. The foundation is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The foundation was co-founded by Robert Antoniades, Mark Skapinker, and Janie Goldstein. The equity donation is incorporated into the cap table early on, and its value grows alongside the Canadian company's. The foundation has a community of like-minded entrepreneurs from top companies like Wealthsimple, Hubba, and Hopper. The foundation has many generous members in a range of stages and industries who have pledged to share their upside to charity upon experiencing a liquidity event.

Two Small Fish Ventures Inc (Two Small Fish) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Allen Lau and Eva Lau. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Business Council of Canada provides program for research and consultation and advocacy of economic and social fabric. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Sinai Health System provides health care services. The firm serves patients across the continuum of care and life course by integrating acute, complex chronic care, rehabilitative care with primary and community-based care. The company was founded in January 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Standup Ventures LP invests in companies located in the Canada. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of software, digital health, and clean tech companies. It provides financing for pre-seed and seed stage with an investment size ranging from $0.25 million to $1 million.

Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario operates as an association of independent schools. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.

Volta Labs is a Canadian bioautomation company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to simplify the upstream workflows in genomic sequencing. The private company is based in Halifax, Canada, and offers programming, events, and co-working space to the innovation community. The company is building a sequencer agnostic platform for sample preparation, which spans across hardware, software, chemistry, and biology. Volta Labs was founded in 2018 by Udayan Umapathi, who is the CEO, and Will Langford, the head of engineering.

Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation is an applied research center at the University of Waterloo. The private company is based in Waterloo, Canada. The Canadian company helps homeowners, communities, and businesses to reduce risks associated with climate change and extreme weather events. The center was founded in 2015 with a gift from Intact Financial Corporation, Canada's largest property and casualty insurer. The company was founded by Charles J. G. Brindamour.

Holt Fintech Accelerator(Holt) is an Independent firm founded in 2017 by Brendan Dunn and Jan Christopher Arp. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.