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Citi, the leading global financial services company, has 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad rage of financial products and services, including consumer banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. 

Citi operates across Canada in all provinces.  Our brands include Citibank, CitiFinancial and Primerica.

Visit us as www.citibank.ca, www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com



For more than 50 years, the professionals in Deloitte LLPs banking and securities practice have assisted clients in charting and creating business opportunities. We provide a spectrum of audit, consulting, finance, tax and risk services to these clients: commercial, community, mortgage and foreign banks; thrifts; finance companies; credit unions; full service, broker-dealers, retail and online brokerage companies; national and regional boutique firms; investment banks; and electronic communications networks and exchanges.   Our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to provide regional, national and global services to our clients. Our banking and securities practice is recognized for bringing together teams with diverse experience and knowledge to provide customized solutions for all clients  from audit and tax services, to compliance and regulatory services to aspects of business transformation including strategy and operations, human capital, enterprise applications, outsourcing and technology integration.



Vale Inco is a leading producer of nickel, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazilian-based Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale). 
 
Formerly Inco Limited, we have operated continuously since 1902.   We are a Canadian-based global organization with operations and growth projects in 20 countries and a marketing network that extends to more than 40 countries. While we are primarily a nickel company, we are also an important producer of copper, precious metals, and cobalt and a major producer of value-added specialty nickel products.

Vale Inco is committed to the pursuit of sustainable growth by maximizing the potential of existing operations, realizing the promise of growth projects, operating with respect for the natural environment, and being an ethically and socially responsible company.

At year-end 2006, we employed 12,047 people worldwide and in 2006 had net sales of $8.1 billion.


Plutonic Power leads BCs clean energy scene, creating a legacy of green energy with the development of the Green Power Corridor, comprised of 40 run-of-river sites, including the flagship $660 million, 196 MW East Toba River/Montrose Creek project currently under construction, which will create enough energy to power 75,000 homes.

 
Company website: www.plutonic.ca
Headquarters Address: Suite 600-888 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver BC V6C 3K4
Contact Name : Elisha Moreno, Director, Communications
Contact Phone: 604-669-4999   Contact Email: elisha.moreno@plutonic.ca


Air Canada is Canadas largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. In 2007, Air Canada together with its regional affiliate Jazz, operated an average of 1,370 scheduled flights per day and carried over 33 million passengers, providing direct passenger service to over 170 destinations on 5 continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance", providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.

Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. The 50-minute flight aboard a Lockheed L-10A carried two passengers and mail between Vancouver and Seattle. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline; it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatized in 1989. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International. Today, Air Canada is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 23,900 full-time equivalent employees. Air Canada shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol AC-B.TO.


Media Partners

 

The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association® is an independent, not-for-profit global organization committed to education and professionalism in the field of alternative investments. Founded in 2002, the Association is the sponsoring body for the CAIASM designation. Recognized globally, the designation certifies ones mastery of the concepts, tools and practices essential for understanding alternative investments and promotes adherence to high standards of professional conduct.


Eurekahedge is worlds largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 18,500 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide.
 


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The TFSA is a public/private initiative in 2001 by the City of Toronto in partnership with the financial services industry and its trade associations, and with the support of the federal and provincial governments. Its mandate is to enhance and promote the competitiveness of Toronto as a premier North American financial services centre.   Our supporters also include academic institutions and major providers of technology, legal, accounting and affiliate business services to the financial sector. For further information, please view our website at www.tfsa.ca



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We are an international, not-for-profit organization of hedge fund managers, service providers, and investors. Objectives include education of legislators, the media and investing public about the true facts of hedge fund investing, and in so doing, to improve the image of hedge funds. Contact us at 305-935-7296; 202-478-1999 (fax) info@thehfa.org, www.thehfa.org.