Iain Weir-Jones

Part of Axway Software SA, ValiCert, Inc. develops digital certificate validation software. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Chini Krishnan. ValiCert was acquired by Tumbleweed Communications Corp., part of Axway Software SA from September 04, 2008 on June 23, 2003 for $24.02 million.

HempNova Lifetech Corp. engages processing of industrial hemp related services and products. Its services include germination, propagation, flower drying and processing, biomass drying and processing, marketing and sales of hemp related products to retailers, wholesalers, industrial users and consumers. The company was founded on April 26, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Goldrush Resources Ltd. engages in the provision of mineral exploration. Its activities include acquisition, development and exploration of mineral resources interests in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The company was founded on January 21, 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Victory Mountain Ventures Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It was founded on March 7, 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Vega Mining, Inc. is a junior exploration company, which engages in the exploration and development of graphite properties in Ontario. It focuses on developing the Vega Star 1 and 2 copper-gold project in northwestern BC. The company was founded on November 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

BT Counterpane, Inc. provides internet managed security monitoring services. Its services include vulnerability scanning, security assessment, maintenance, training, support, consulting, e-mail scanning, network device management and denial of service attack prevention. The company was founded by Schneier Bruce and Thomas E. Rowley in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Walker Digital, LLC is an independent R&D laboratory that has created a private portfolio of technology-centric intellectual property comprising approximately 800 issued and pending U.S. and international patents. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the Walker Digital laboratory was founded in 1994 by Jay Walker, who serves as its chairman. Walker Digital's inventions cover marketing and system-based innovations across a wide range of industries, including retail, vending, travel, gaming, credit card, telecommunications and others. The lab is best known for creating the underlying innovations that led to priceline.com. Walker Digital, LLC's affiliates such as Walker Digital Management, LLC and Walker Digital Gaming, LLC develop, protect and commercialize intellectual property. Often, the intellectual property (which is assigned to Walker Digital, LLC) is licensed to unaffiliated operating companies. Executive management of Walker Digital Management, LLC negotiates the licensing of IP assigned to parent company Walker Digital, LLC. In other cases, the intellectual property is used as the basis for innovative startups to which Walker Digital, LLC and Walker Digital Management, LLC may contribute personnel, expertise and funding. Walker Digital, LLC and its affiliates are privately held and do not engage in consulting to outside companies.

Hayden Bergman PC provides legal services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. operates as a consulting firm. Its services include accounting, management, financing, and investment services. The company was founded by John J. Brown and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia is a non-profit company based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Gordon Ruth.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

Cross Davis & Co. LLP provides accounting and management services for private and publicly-listed companies primarily in the mining, oil and gas, biotech and high tech industries. The frim offers financial statements and management discussion & analysis, audit preparation and liaison with auditors and full-cycle accounting and bookkeeping services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Sunspot Capital, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It acquired interest in the N500 (Bondo) Gold Property in Handeni, Tanzania. The company was founded on April 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.