Akihisa Nagashima

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Brummer & Partners Asset Management Bangladesh Ltd (Brummer & Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Brummer & Partners AB founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Bangladesh.

Innopact VC (Innopact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Ananya Chandra. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

National Westminster Bank Plc (Private Banking) (NatWest-PB) is the private banking division of National Westminster Bank Plc, a retail and commercial bank headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1968 through the merger between National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank. They are owned by NatWest Markets Plc, which is a subsidiary of NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG). NatWest-PB provides private banking services to high-net worth clients.

Womens World Banking Ghana SVGS & Loans Co. Ltd. provides financial services to entrepreneurs, with a special attention to women. The firm’s services include V-Banking, Western Union, MoneyGram, Tigo Cash, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) services, and customer service. It has a network of microfinance institutions and banks that work to help low-income entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Fondimmobiliari SGR SpA is an Italian company that manages property funds. The company is based in Milan, Italy.

Grassroots Capital Management Corp. (Grassroots Capital Management) is an independent investment management and advisory firm founded in 2003 by Paul Dileo. The firm is headquartered in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

Impact Investing Pty Ltd. provides equity portfolio management. It develops analytical software tools for equity portfolio managers that aid them in their day to day role of managing money, constructing portfolios and communicating their conclusions and results. The company was founded by Paul Durham, Stephen Borthwick and Nigel Allfrey and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Rhiza Capital Inc (Rhiza Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Brian Smith and Sean Cameron Melrose. The firm is headquartered in Sechelt, Canada.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

BII Group Ltd. (BII Group) is a private equity/venture capital, a subsidiary of Government of United Kingdom was founded by James Murray Grant in 1948. The firm is headquartered in London with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Nairobi, Pakistan, Sandton, and Bangladesh.

Satya Capital LLP (Satya) is an Venture Capital and Private Equity firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in London.