Bruce Ross

AERIC, Inc., dba The Conference Board of Canada, is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization headquartered in Ottawa, Saskatchewan. The Board helps build leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational performance. They forge relationships and deliver knowledge through their learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services. Their members include a broad range of Canadian organizations from the public and private sectors. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in 67 nations.

Business Council of Canada provides program for research and consultation and advocacy of economic and social fabric. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., IBM Ireland Ltd. is an Irish company that develops computer solutions through the use of advanced information technology. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The CEO of the company is Nicola Hodson.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., IBM South Africa Group Ltd. is a South African company that focuses on inventing new technologies such as quantum computing and hybrid cloud to shape the future. Based in Johannesburg, ZA, IBM South Africa Group offers a variety of software, hardware, and services to meet the needs of businesses and individuals. The company believes in using intelligence, reason, and science to improve business, science, and the human condition.

IBM United Kingdom Ltd. provides computer software and hardware services. Its products include mainframes, servers, storage systems and peripherals, processors, memory chips, microelectronics and software portfolio with applications from database management tools to operating systems. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, the United Kingdom.

Ontario Brain Institute engages in the provision on neuroscience research. It provides enhance neuroscience research system, for the Ontario neurotechnology cluster, and improve brain health. The company was founded by Joseph L. Rotman and Sandra Rotman and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.