Chris Rusbridge

abrdn Investments Ltd. (aIL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Midlothian, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., wholly-owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN). aIL provides their clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and related services across a broad range of investment strategies and asset classes. They also offer an alternative platform which encompasses multi-manager research, selection and portfolio management for hedge funds strategies.

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. The firm manages active-equity portfolios for a global client base of financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds.

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research provides medical research services. It undertakes research in a range of areas, preventing and treating diseases including breast, ovarian and blood cancers, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease and malaria. The firm’s research areas include bioinformatics, cancer biology, cell death, cell signaling, clinical translation, epigenetics, genomics, immunology, and inflammation and vaccine development. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Promotes private investments in developing countries

Dorchester Wealth Management Co. (Dorchester) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm's history dates back to 1928 when they were founded as Hodgson Roberton & Company. The firm was reorganized in 1986 as Dorchester Investment Management. In April 2015, they became a subsidiary of Focus Canada Holdings LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, and their advisory business was rebranded as Dorchester Wealth Management Co. Their ultimate parent is Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS) in the US. Dorchester provides investment counsel to clients across North America and overseas.

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Ross & Bonnyman Ltd. manufactures and distributes mechanical handling equipment. Its products can be found on commercial and passenger vehicles of varying sizes across the UK and Europe. The company is headquartered in Forfar, the United Kingdom.

The American Library Association (ALA) is a national organization that provides resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. The organization is based in the United States, and it serves academic, public, school, government, and special libraries. The ALA has been advocating for the profession and the library's role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for over 140 years. The ALA is currently seeking proposals for its annual research forum, which will be held virtually in mid-to-late June 2023.

International Foundation for Election Systems provides support and services to electoral democracy. It provides technical assistance to election officials, empowering the underrepresented to participate in the political process and applying field-based research to improve the electoral cycle. The company was founded by Clifton White in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Clyde Blowers Capital IM LLP ("Clyde Blowers Capital ") is a Private Equity subsidiary of Clyde Blowers Ltd. founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland.

Fios Genomics Ltd. provides genomic and bioinformatics data analysis services. It offers access to a combined resource of in-house bioinformaticians, statisticians and biologists working together to analyze, interpret genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic data. The company was founded by Peter Ghazal in 2008 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Cognetivity Ltd. engages in the research and experimental development on biotechnology. It focuses on the diagnosis and prognosis of dementia. Its advisory board includes leaders in artificial intelligence, medical diagnostics, old age psychiatry and neurology, cognitive analysis, and brain mapping. The company was founded by Sina Habibi and Seyed Mahdi Khaligh Razavi and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BlueLaw International LLP offers consulting services in human rights and inclusive development, security and justice, acquisition and government procurement areas. It also provides technical services on rule of law, justice and security sector reform, human rights and inclusive development, anti-corruption, and public administration reform programs with active contract. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Monaco Business School at the International University of Monaco (IUM) develops successful and thoughtful leaders and entrepreneurs. They are the only university which provides a business education fully taught in English on the Cote D'Azur. With 60 nationalities represented in the student body and faculty, it is the premier institution for higher education in the Principality of Monaco. There is a high-level of interactivity between professors and students, and they encourage innovative and creative thinking. They encourage students to go beyond the theories and data taught in the lecture hall by using the skills learnt in real world situations. This allows them to develop strong analytical and cognitive skills which provide them with a foundation for their development as successful business people. Students learn in a thoroughly multi-cultural environment, which brings together people from all over the world to share ideas, change lives and create opportunities on a global scale. Their students take with them a sense of who they are in the world of commerce, and pride in themselves as confident business people and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Their students graduate with the business skills, practical experience and personal development that will serve them for life.

GCI Managed Services Group Ltd. provides information and communications technology and telecommunications services. The firm offers services in connectivity, communications, data safety, cloud computing and managed IT. The company was founded by Wayne Jason Martin in 2000 and is headquartered in Lincoln, the United Kingdom.

pureLiFi Ltd. develops light communications technology. It offers wireless LiFi networking system, a technology based on visible light communication that provides full networking capabilities similar to WiFi but with reuse of bandwidth. The firm’s products include Li-1st, Li-Flame and Li-Fire Platform. The company was founded by Harald Haas and Mostafa Afgani on February 22, 2011 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of lubricant additives. It products include lubricating oil additives, special fluorides and lubricant additive components. It also provides after-sale services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Jinzhou, China.

Part of East African Gold Plc, East African Mining Ltd. is an Ugandan company that explores for gold. The company is based in Kampala, Uganda.

Advanced Weather Applications provides information technology services. The British company was founded by Thomas Roger Sawyer.

Gardedam Therapeutics, Inc. provides pharmacological research services. The firm develops and commercializes pharmacological chaperone based small molecule and protein therapeutics. The company was founded by Gergely Toth in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Amnesty International USA provides human right services. It is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights. The firm's purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth, and dignity are denied. It investigates and exposes abuses, educates, and mobilizes the public, and helps transform societies. The company was founded by Peter Benenson in 1961 and is headquartered in New York, NY.