Maxime Bastien

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Industrial Alliance Investment Management, Inc. (iAIM) is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Québec, Canada. They grew out of an alliance between La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild in Paris and Laurentian Bank in Montréal. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., itself a subsidiary of iA Financial Corp, Inc. (TSX: IAG). iAIM manages general portfolios, segregated and mutual funds for the Industrial Alliance group. They also manage separate client-focused accounts.

COTE 100, Inc. is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Saint-Bruno, Quebec and was founded in 1988. The firm manages a portion of the COTE 100 family of mutual funds.

Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec operates as a self-regulatory body that governs Quebec's professional engineers. The firm specifically admits and supports its members, monitors and improves engineering practice and implements a disciplinary framework. It also conducts specific activities to promote prevention, raise the profile of the profession, improve and maintain competencies and ensure that engineers fulfill their ethical and professional obligations in their professional practice. The company was founded in February 14, 1920 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Part of iA Financial Corp., Inc., iA Global Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Quebec, Canada.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Atallah Group, Inc. retails luxury, streetwear and avant-garde labels. The company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Vention, Inc. operates a 3-dimensional (3D) machine builder platform. Its solution allows users to design, order, and share custom machine directly from web browser. It offers small business automation, agile manufacturing, industrial design, lean manufacturing, and product validation. The company was founded by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Axya, Inc. provides simple procurement software for manufacturing companies to increase their efficiency and collect data on their activities. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to reduce supply chain risk and failure by digitizing and structuring the manufacturing world. Procurement professionals use Axya to be 5X more efficient in their source to pay process by cutting back on emails and manual tasks. Axya takes security and privacy of customer data very seriously, both at the product level and within their teams. Axya was founded in 2019 by Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill and Karim Besbes. Féliz Adrien Bélisle Dockrill has been the CEO since 2019.

Novamera, Inc. develops and manufactures technology for mining gold, copper and ore. The company was founded by Dustin Angelo and Allan Cramm and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada.

Gestion de Portefeuille Stratégique Medici, Inc. (Medici) is a Canadian investment firm headquartered in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec. The firm was founded by Carl Simard in 2008. Medici manages portfolios of families and institutions.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, and to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

OneVentures Management Pty Ltd. (OneVentures) is a venture capital firm, a susbidiary of Andover Group Pty Ltd was founded in 2006 by Dr Michelle Deaker. The firm is headquartered in Australia.

Heritage Financial Services LLC (Heritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Charles S. Bean III in 1996 and became a limited liability company in 2014. They are a subsidiary of Heritage Financial Services, Inc. Heritage provides asset management and financial planning services to both high net-worth and non-high net worth individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, endowments and foundations.

Shire BioChem, Inc. provides pharmaceutical sales and marketing services in Canada. The company is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group engages in conducting circus shows, arts and live events. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

TACT Intelligence-conseil provides consulting services. Its services covers public relations, diagnostics, crisis management, government relations, and marketing communication. The company was founded by François Ducharme and Daniel Matte in September 2011 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Sectoral Asset Management Inc (Private Equity) (Sectoral Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. founded in 2008 by Michael Sjöström. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec.

American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd. manufactures and distributes commercial flooring and industrial rubber products. Its flooring segment serves architect designers in the healthcare, educational and institutional sectors, while in industrial rubber it supplies other companies with the materials needed for a host of applications. The company was founded by Miah Marcus and Frank Bernstein in 1908 and is headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada.

Real Investment Management, Inc. (Real Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Axium Infrastructure, Inc. (Canada) (Axium Infrastructure) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Pierre Anctil. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with additional office in New York.

Viridis Terra Innovations, Inc. is a Canadian company that focuses on restoring degraded lands to generate benefits for all. The company is based in Québec, Canada. The company's mission is to sustainably restore these lands for the benefit of all. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The company was founded by Martin Beaudoin Nadeau, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Nordiq Capital Management, Inc.(Nordiq Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Green R. Supermarkets, Inc. engages in the food retailing business. The company is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.

Business Development Bank of Canada provides commercial banking services. It offers business loans and consulting services to help Canadian businesses grow, both at home and abroad. The firm also offers a full spectrum of specialized financing, including venture capital, equity as well as growth and business transition capital through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Founded in 2002 by La Financiere agricole du Quebec, Capital Financiere agricole, Inc. is a venture equity firm located in Saint-Romuald, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of La Financière agricole du Québec.

Part of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Valence Discovery, Inc. is a Canadian company committed to unlocking the true potential of deep learning in drug design. The company is based in Montréal, Canada, and is pioneering the application of few-shot learning in drug design. Valence's AI-enabled drug design platform has been extensively validated and is currently being used to identify and design drug candidates in collaboration with industry-leading partners. The company is developing and deploying novel machine learning methods for molecular property prediction, generative chemistry, and multiparameter optimization. The company was founded by Sebastian Giguere, Prudencio Tossou, Daniel Cohen, Therence Bois, Sebastien Giguere, and Daniel Cohen has been the CEO since incorporation. Valence Discovery was acquired by Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on May 16, 2023 for $35.35 million.

The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Qu?bec supports the creation, production and dissemination of the arts and letters in all regions. The company is headquartered in Montr?al, Canada.