Timothy Hodgson

KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P. is an institutional broker-dealer, dealing in fixed income instruments, with focus on residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage instruments and related bond instruments. The Firm is based in New York, with offices in principal cities throughout the United States.

NEXT Canada is a national non-profit dedicated to accelerating Canada’s most ambitious entrepreneurs and innovators. Founded in 2010 as The Next 36 by visionary business leaders and academics, NEXT Canada now delivers world-class, founder-focused programming through three streams: Next 36, Next Founders, and NextAI—with NextAI delivered in both Toronto and Montréal. Our mission is to develop exceptional talent, build globally competitive ventures, and drive technology adoption across industries—strengthening the foundations of Canada’s economic prosperity and innovation ecosystem. NEXT Canada is supported by generous donors and partners including Tim and Frances Price, Reza Satchu and Marion Annau, Som Seif, Chiko Nanji, Morgan Wyatt, and Steven Wellman, as well as EY, Hatch, BDC, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, and Air Canada. To date, we have empowered more than 1,300 alumni entrepreneurs who have raised over $5.5 billion in capital investments and created thousands of jobs from coast to coast. Their ventures include transformative companies such as Ada, Super, Mistplay, OTI Lumionics, Flashfood, SeamlessMD, Bridgit, Kira Talent, and many others. NEXT Canada is where bold ideas meet lifelong entrepreneurship—and where Canada’s next generation of world-class ventures begins. For more information, please visit: www.nextcanada.com

For well over a century, hundreds of competing property and casualty insurance companies in Canada have honoured millions of claims – amounting to billions of dollars – promptly, and in full. Insurance company failures, although rare, can and do occur. That’s why Canada’s property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies fund a special program, approved by government regulators, to protect policyholders and claimants. In the unlikely event of the collapse of a P&C insurer in Canada, the industry-funded, non-profit Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC) will respond to claims of policyholders under most policies issued by P&C companies. You don’t need to apply for protection; it is extended automatically to eligible policies. Members of PACICC are the private companies which insure the homes, cars, business and other property of Canadians. As part of its preparedness, PACICC maintains a liquidity fund that is sufficient to cover the early cash flow requirements of an insolvent insurer. PACICC’s mission is to protect eligible policyholders from undue financial loss in the event that a member insurer becomes insolvent. We work to minimize the costs of insurer insolvencies and seek to maintain a high level of consumer and business confidence in Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry through the financial protection we provide to policyholders.

MEG Energy is a Canadian oil sands company focused on sustainable in situ thermal oil production in the southern Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. MEG has a large, high-quality resource base – one that we believe holds some of the best in situ resources in Alberta. We are proud to develop and implement innovative technologies that efficiently maximize production while minimizing our environmental impact - an approach that is not only important to our stakeholders, but also to our team at MEG. These include our Diluent Removal Facility and HI-Q® demonstration project. Our company is home to some of the industry’s top talent, boasting decades of experience that span nearly every thermal oil sands project developed in Alberta over the past 22 years. We hire individuals who share our commitment to excellence in all that we do and those who are passionate about responsible energy development. Visit www.megenergy.com for more information. Visit www.oilsandspathways.ca for information about Oils Sands Pathways to Net Zero Alliance

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canadas largest pension investors with $320.6 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2026. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in public financial markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages net contributions to the pension funds of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. For more information, visit investpsp.com or follow us on LinkedIn. Social media community terms of use At PSP Investments, we welcome respectful and constructive exchanges on our social media accounts. While we encourage your comments on our posts, we reserve the right to delete, hide or block comments that are in violation of our Social Media Community Terms of Use: https://www.investpsp.com/en/footer/terms-use/ Violations of our Terms of Use may also result in the user being permanently blocked from commenting on our accounts.

Alignvest Management Corporation is a private investment company focused on long term value creation. AMC seeks to invest in businesses that possess sustainable competitive advantages, are led by highly capable management teams that have track records of value creation, have demonstrated resiliency through economic cycles, and have highly scalable business models that generate attractive returns on invested capital. Since its founding, AMC has invested in a number of businesses across industries that include telecom, real estate, insurance, healthcare, and asset management. Our firm’s structure is unusual in that we have a permanent base of capital that is owned and controlled entirely by Alignvest Management Corporation. This enables us to evaluate opportunities using an unconstrained time horizon, creating optimal solutions for existing business owners and management teams. In addition, and depending on the size of an investment, we sometimes seek to partner with others who can add significant value to our portfolio companies. Since its inception, AMC has raised over $1.5 billion of third-party capital from institutions, family offices, and ultrahigh net worth individuals to invest alongside our own. As any third-party capital we raise is investment specific, we always ensure that our capital partners are fully aligned and share our long-term vision. Our team’s broad range of expertise as investment professionals, business builders, and corporate executives provides us with a valuable perspective on a company’s opportunities and challenges, and the permanent nature of our capital affords us significantly more flexibility than most traditional direct investors.

KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P. is an institutional broker-dealer, dealing in fixed income instruments, with focus on residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage instruments and related bond instruments. The Firm is based in New York, with offices in principal cities throughout the United States.