Sheila Rao

AERIC, Inc., dba The Conference Board of Canada, is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization headquartered in Ottawa, Saskatchewan. The Board helps build leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational performance. They forge relationships and deliver knowledge through their learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services. Their members include a broad range of Canadian organizations from the public and private sectors. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in 67 nations.

General Dynamics Canada Ltd. designs and manufactures conduction-cooled ruggedized computers. Its applications include armored vehicles, reconnaissance aircraft, ships, submarines and flight line test equipment. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.