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Ventum Financial Corp. is a full-service Investment Dealer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Max Meier and John Eymann in 1982 as Pacific International Securities, Inc. They became PI Financial Corp. (PI) in 2007 and changed their name to Ventum Financial Corp. in 2024 as part of the process of amalgamation between PI and Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., previously announced in March 2023. Ventum Financial provides expertise across a variety of growth sectors and delivers a full range of capital markets services, which include equity research, investment banking, advisory, and institutional sales and trading to mid-market corporate clients in Canada. They prioritize minimal market impact during superior trade execution.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd. (LOM) is an independent Canadian broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1970, the firm combines objective research and value-added financing ideas with institutional sales, trading and investment banking. They are a provider of value-added North American research. LOM focuses exclusively on advising small and mid-cap companies, with a strong focus on select emerging growth companies in industries that include Technology, Healthcare, and Mining.

Part of TMX Group Ltd., Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) operates markets and builds digital communities and analytic solutions that facilitate the funding, growth, and success of businesses, traders, and investors. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. TMX operates various markets, including TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Trust, Montréal Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange, Shorcan, CDCC, and CDS. The Canadian company provides regulatory policies and procedures, investor relations, share information, quarterly and annual reports, dividends, analyst coverage, debt information, corporate information, board of directors, senior management, environmental, social, and governance, investor brochure, shareholder events, products and pricing, regulatory filings, forward-looking information, sustainability, and career opportunities.

DMZ Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Council of The Great Lakes Region operates as a bi-national organization.