Lars Erik Nielsen

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange ('HKMEx' or 'the Exchange') will provide standardized exchange-traded products on a transparent pricing platform to traders, investment professionals and commercial end-users in the Asian time zone. All transactions will be made on a transparent USD-based pricing platform, ensuring the full advantages of dollar financing & dollar clearing, and allowing currency hedging flexibility to market participants. In terms of regulatory compliance and oversight, HKMEx is appyling for a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission ('SFC') of Hong Kong. Operating under the 'One Country, Two Systems' jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, HKMEx will leverage Hong Kong's status as a world-class financial center to bring commodities trading to East Asia, meeting its need for transparent, liquid trading of staple commodities, including global commodity benchmarks such as precious metals, industrial metals, energy, natural resources, agricultural and environmental products as well as commodity indices. As a bridge between China and international commodities markets, HKMEx's goal is to continue Hong Kong's success is becoming the Mainland's offshore financial centre. The Exchange will complement Mainland commodities exchanges by enabling transparent price discovery of China-bound commodities, increasing the liquidity in trading of these commodities and ultimately providing a means of benchmarking China's overseas investments.

Klenk Holz GmbH produces and supplies timber and wood-related products. The firm offers solid wood panels, wood for landscaping, planed timber, solid wood panel, sawn timber, and structural timber. The company was founded by Albert Klenk in 1904 and is headquartered in Oberrot, Germany.

Bennett Coleman & Co., Ltd. engages in media publishing services. Its brands includes The Economic Times and Times of India. The company was founded on November 29, 1913 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Grosvenor International Fund Management Ltd. provides property investment and management services. The company was founded on July 4, 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Unilever Plc, Unilever Andina Ecuador SA is an Ecuadorean company that produces and sells foods, home, and personal care products. The company is based in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd. operates a television broadcasting station. It offers news and current affairs through its channel that operates from Mumbai and Delhi. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Credit) (Carlyle Group), subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by William E. Conway Jr., Daniel A. D'Aniello and David M. Rubenstein. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Founded in 1915, Mehler AG is a German company that produces fabrics and other textile fibers, plastic foils, and coated plastics. The company is based in Fulda, Germany and is a subsidiary of KAP AG.

The Confederation of Indian Industry operates as a business association. The non-profit company is based in India and has subsidiaries in Singapore and India. The Indian company was founded by Ashok Khanna.

Air Seychelles Ltd. operates inter-island services and international flights. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Victoria, Seychelles.

Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. develops and supplies hybrids and varietal seeds to millions of farmers. The firm provides extension services to the farmers, which include a package of product awareness programs, crop demonstration and crop risk awareness programs. The company was founded by Mandava Venkataramaiah in 1973 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a Chamber of Commerce based in Kolkata, India.

Pridhvi Asset Reconstruction & Securitisation Co. Ltd. is an Indian company that provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Hyderabad, India. and has subsidiaries in India. The company was founded in 2007. The CEO is Ramaprasad Chalasani.

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a leading national chamber of commerce based in Kolkata, IN. ICC is one of the most proactive and forward-looking chambers in the country. The chamber recognizes the chemical industry as an indispensable and integral constituent of the growing Indian industry, which remains one of the oldest industries in the nation. ICC has subsidiaries in India and has partnered with the Department of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India, to showcase the strengths of the Northeastern region and to present significant business opportunities. The industry is the mainstay of the industrial and agricultural development of the country and provides building blocks for several downstream industries, such as textile, paper, paint, soap, detergent, pharmaceutical, varnish, and more.

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization, which engages in the promotion of industrial, economic, business, and commercial activities between the United States of America and India. It promotes bilateral trade, investment, and technology transfer; and facilitates business collaborations, joint ventures, marketing tie-ups, and strategic alliances through a set of proactive business-oriented initiatives. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Part of Unilever Plc, Unilever Andina Perú SA is a company based in Lima, Peru. Unilever Andina Perú SA is a Peruvian company that offers a variety of brands. The company's focus is on promoting good habits, particularly in relation to food. The CEO of the company is Alan Jope.

Part of Unilever Plc, Unilever Andina Venezuela SA is a Venezuelan company that manufactures and sells dairy, food, soap and other detergent products. The CEO of the company is Norberto Rossi.

Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. (MSA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSA provides institutional securities such as equities, fixed income, derivatives and research.

Apollo Health & Lifestyle Ltd. provides health care services. It runs a chain of standardized primary healthcare multispecialty clinics under the brand “Apollo Clinics” in India and the Middle East. It also operates specialty formats–Apollo Cradle for Women & Child and Apollo Spectra for planned surgery. The company is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

The Peruvian-Dutch Chamber of Commerce is a business organization based in Lima, Peru. The Chamber of Commerce aims to promote and facilitate trade and investment between Peru and the Netherlands.

Financial Services Development Council operates as a financial centre. The firm provides information of the FSDC’s activities in relation to the Hong Kong financial services industry, but also the FSDC’s publications on a wide spectrum of topics related to the industry such as the reports on mandatory provident fund system, life insurance as well as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Part of The Carlyle Group Inc., Canaveral Bidco Ltd. is a British company that provides asset management and other financial services. The company is based in Witney, UK. Canaveral Bidco was founded in 2015.

Canaveral Holdco Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded on March 26, 2015 and is headquartered in Witney, the United Kingdom.

Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd. prints and publishes magazines. It publishes Hello, TopGear and Lonely Planet magazines in India. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.