Gabriel Cefaloni

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (FIC) is a Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of FIC Holdings ULC and their ultimate parent is 483A Bay Street Holdings LP in Bermuda. Founded in 1987, Fidelity Investments Canada provides Canadian investors a full range of domestic, international and global equity and income-oriented mutual funds, as well as asset allocation, managed solutions, ETFs, sustainable investment funds and a high-net-worth program.

Couche-Tard, Inc. operates traditional convenience stores engaged in the sale of products such as fresh foods, fast foods, gasoline, ATMs, lottery tickets, newspapers, magazines and interactive terminals. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Montréal Exchange, Inc. engages in the operation and development of market and clearing services for Canadian and international clients and to commercialize internally developed technology solutions. The Group operates in two segments, namely, Exchange and Clearing House. The Exchange segment acts as the only standardized financial derivatives exchange in Canada, providing a complete range of equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The Clearing House segment acts as clearing house and guarantor for derivative instruments traded at the MX and certain other derivative instruments from the over-the-counter market. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (NBF) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF is an integrated firm that combines retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

CDP Capital Private Equity (CDPQ) is a private equity subsidiary of The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Montréal with additional office in London.

Addenda Capital, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Co-operators Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by The Co-Operators Group Ltd. Addenda Capital provides solutions to its institutional and private high net worth clients.

National Bank Trust, Inc. (NBT) is a Canadian investment advisory firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. Founded in 1927, the firm was formerly known as General Trust of Canada and changed its name to National Bank Trust, Inc. in January 2001. They are a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (TSE: NA). NBT offers specialized trust and asset management services to their institutional clients.

Pembroke Private Wealth Management Ltd. (Pembroke) is a Canadian wealth advisory firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 19988 and is a subsidiary of Pembroke Management Ltd. Pembroke offers a range of pooled and mutual funds, which provides exposure to Canadian, US, and international equities, as well as fixed-income securities. Their clients include individuals, families, foundations, and pension funds.

Canadian Chartered Bank provides banking solutions.

Guardian Trust Co. FSB operates as a trust. The private company is based in New York, NY.

The Hedge Fund Association is an international non-profit organization that aims to promote transparency, development, and trust in alternative investments. The organization is run by elected and appointed volunteers who work on behalf of the entire alternative investment industry, including more than 10,000 hedge funds in the US and abroad, which collectively manage over $3 trillion in assets. The non-profit company is based in Aventura, FL. HFA's membership includes hedge fund firms, financial institutions, funds of hedge funds, family offices, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and service providers.

Ontario Teachers? Pension Plan functions as a pension/retirement fund. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Northstone Power Corp. engages in the distribution and transmission of power. It operates through Elmworth Station, a natural gas power plant, which generates power in the cold winter and warm summer months, or when there are unplanned outages of larger coal generating plants. The company was founded on December 17, 1997 and is headquartered in Spruce Grove, Alberta.

3iQ Corp. is a holding firm and digital asset investment fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Jean-Luc Landry and Frederick Thomas Pye in 2012. 3iQ manages a public bitcoin investment fund – The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC.U) – and offers exposure to cryptocurrencies via familiar investment products for Canadian individual investors and their advisors, institutions, and both single and multi-family offices.

Cadence Investment Management, Inc. is an investment management company based in Montréal, Canada. Cadence Investment Management offers personalized investment solutions to its clients by combining analysis of economic conditions and sound business management with deep expertise in multi-factor strategies. The Canadian company provides comprehensive and personalized solutions to high net worth individuals and institutions, and focuses on building optimal portfolios that are adjusted to market downturns. The private company was founded in 2021 by Benoit Perraton Brillon, who has been the CEO since then.

Canada Stablecorp, Inc. is a Canadian fintech company that specializes in building digital money embedded solutions for various financial use cases. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company has created a suite of highly connected infrastructure solutions that power a variety of financial use cases through its QCAD digital dollar and Grapes digital money API. Stablecorp has also developed a suite of embedded stablecoin solutions that power a variety of financial use cases through its Grapes finance portal and API solutions. Alex McDougall has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

3iQ Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as a crypto asset management platform. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2021. The CEO is Frederick Thomas Pye.

Bitcoin Split Trust operates as a non-redeemable investment fund. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.