Bryan A. Smith

Infosmart Group, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling of optical storage media. Its products include recordable digital versatile disc media, recordable compact discs, and Blu-ray DVD. The company was founded on July 16, 1996 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

Bechtel Ltd. provides engineering and construction services. It builds power plants, pipelines and petroleum refineries that fuel economies, airports, roads, and railways that move people and goods, and telecommunications systems. The company is headquartered in London, LN

Gradek Energy, Inc. specializes in the commercial treatment of oil sands tailings streams. Its technology helps to recover hydrocarbons from the operations of present day tar sands operators and in addition to increasing the recovery of bitumen from tar sands. The firm’s technology reduces the cost of managing oil waste. The company was founded by Thomas Gradek in 2001 and is headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Canada.

Bantrel Co. provides engineering, procurement and construction services. It specializes in the design and execution of upstream and downstream oil sands projects, including upgrading and SAGD technologies. The firm serves the oil, gas & chemicals, mining & metals, power markets. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Complix NVengages in the development of biopharmaceutical company developing Alphabodies, a pipeline of transformative protein therapeutics. The Company is currently focusing its internal research and development activities on oncology and autoimmune diseases. Its therapeutic Alphabodies focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and infectious diseases, and viral diseases such as influenza, HIV, and RSV. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck and Ignace Lasters in 2008 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, Belgium.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Investment Management) (ADIA-IM) is the sovereign wealth fund management division of state-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in UAE. The firm was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. ADIA-IM invests fund on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi with a focus on long-term value creation. They also manage a global investment portfolio that is diversified across more than two dozen asset classes and sub-categories.

Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. provides regional management and marketing services. It offers regional management strategy, marketing platforms, and information systems data management. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

Eastern & Southern African Trade & Development Bank operates as a trade and development financial institution. Its loan products are: Trade Finance and Project finance. The Trade Finance segment provides short term and structured medium term financing in support of trading activities such as imports and exports in various member states. The Project Finance segment engages in the medium and long term financing of viable and commercially oriented public and private sector projects and investments in various economic sectors or industries. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Rwagasore, Burundi.

Maysaffron is an Emirati company that offers a service to review funds or company opportunities. The private company is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The company provides an encrypted deal catcher for clients to submit their opportunities. Maysaffron was founded by Ellecia Saffron.

Ventura Capital Management Ltd (Ventura Capital) is an venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mo El Husseiny. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority operates to assist companies looking to invest in Malaysian businesses. The private company is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Part of Immunocore Holdings Plc, Immunocore Ltd. is a British commercial-stage biotechnology company that develops and commercializes transformative medicines to address unmet needs in cancer, infection, and autoimmune disease. The company is based in Oxon, UK. The company has a robust pipeline of wholly owned and partnered programs to address a broad spectrum of disease indications, built on their proprietary soluble TCR bi-specific Immtac® platform. The company was founded in 2007, and the CEO is Bahija Jallal.

Part of Net Pacific Financial Holdings Ltd., Ben Sports & Management Ltd. is a Chinese company that sells and operates golf simulators. The company is located in Hong Kong. The company was founded in 2022. Ben Sports & Management was acquired by Net Pacific Financial Holdings Ltd. on December 01, 2023 for $0.01 million.

Malaysian Institute of Accountants develops, supports and enhances the integrity, status and interests of the profession in Malaysia. It offers educational services to the members. The company is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) is a financial institution that manages the Small Business Finance Agency (SBFA) in Seychelles. The private company is based in Victoria, Seychelles. Through agreements with the government, DBS provides up to 100% financing with a 10% interest rate per annum and a maximum repayment period of 15 years.