John Denham

Opterus, Inc. provides a cost-effective, easy-to-implement store information and execution management solution that increases productivity and improves retail enterprise communications. Opterus is based in Toronto, Canada, and aims to become a leading technology provider to the retail market offering real value to its customers. The Canadian company's OpsCenter software is an on-demand, web-based retail portal designed to communicate corporate policy and day-to-day objectives between corporate office and store locations. The solution is specifically designed for retail operations and provides store personnel with clear, concise, and timely direction, along with the proper tools to best do their jobs to support corporate initiatives. The private company is committed to customer satisfaction and loyalty and is run with integrity and a strong commitment to its purpose and customers.

Eomax Corp. designs and manufactures remote viewing technology for applications in defence, search and rescue, and industrial markets. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Ascent Business Technology is a fintech solution provider that offers cloud-based solutions for financial reconciliation, regulatory reporting, and enterprise resilience products to B2B enterprise customers across diverse verticals and geographies. The company is based in New York, NY, and was founded by Kundan Shekhawat, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's industry focus includes banking finance & insurance, government, retail, technology, healthcare, and oil & gas. Ascent's flagship product, AutoBCM, is an automated business continuity planning & management (BCM) software solution that comes with a business continuity management app for enterprise impact management on the go.