Ibrahim Ghobrial

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.

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.

Manning Elliott LLP is a professional accounting firm that offers taxation and business advisory services to owner-managed private businesses. The Canadian company specializes in private company tax and provide income tax advice and planning. Additionally, they offer accounting services for craft breweries, including inventory costing, business structuring, audits, and tax filing. The company has offices in Abbotsford, Surrey, Burnaby, and Vancouver, Canada. The company also provides assurance, compliance, and accounting services for the life sciences industry, including bioenergy, biotechnology, and bioproducts. Manning Elliott services companies across seven major practice areas, including Tax, Business Advisory, NPOs, Public and Private companies, and Specialty practices.

Ian MacLeod & Co. Ltd. distills, markets, and distributes whisky and spirits. Its brands include Malt Whisky, Blended Whisky, Gin, Rum and Wincarnis Wines. The company was founded by Leonard J. Russell, Sr. in October 1933 and is headquartered in Broxburn, the United Kingdom.

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.

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.

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.

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.