Warren Spitz

TIFF is dedicated to presenting the best of international and Canadian cinema to film lovers. What began as a ten-day film festival has grown to embrace programming 365 days a year. TIFF offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. In September 2010, the opening of our new home, TIFF Lightbox, enabled TIFF to expand to truly become a creative, community and global leader, and one of the world’s premier organizations in the discovery and understanding of film. Our Mission: Transform the way people see the world through film Our Vision: A more engaged, informed, connected world Our Values: Courageous, Collaborative, Purposeful, Inclusive and Celebratory For current career opportunities visit tiff.net/careers

The UBC Sauder School of Business is Canadas leading academic business school, maintaining an international reputation for excellence in research and learning, and unmatched global partnerships. The faculty has more than 2,700 students in Bachelors, Masters and PhD programs, and boasts over 40,000 alumni in 80 countries. Located in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia, rated by the Economist Intelligent Unit as the worlds top city in its global liveability rankings, the school draws from the internationalism of the city and its Pacific Rim setting to provide an unrivalled global business perspective. The school is situated in the heart of the spectacular UBC campus, home to forest, ocean and mountain vistas. A second campus, Robson Square, is located in the heart of Vancouvers bustling downtown peninsula. The business school was renamed the Sauder School of Business in 2003 in recognition of the support and generosity of William Sauder, BCom 1948, Chancellor Emeritus of UBC and former Chairman of Interfor.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.

Nimbus School of Recording & Media offers an unparalleled, hands-on approach to education that empowers, elevates and strengthens our students. Classes are small and the majority of learning happens in actual studios. Continuing a tradition of excellence, Nimbus'​ founders and instructors are all working professionals, currently at the forefront of the business. The Nimbus movement begins in the late 60s with music legend Jack Richardson. A pioneer and mentor, Jack produced over 240 albums, 30 Billboard-charted singles, 20 Billboard-charted albums, 5 gold and 3 platinum albums from the storied Nimbus 9 Studios. The Nimbus legacy is one of honest production, meaningful music, and methods that demand much in the pursuit of a great song. It includes an unparalleled approach to music production and artist development that elevates and strengthens music, its creators, and the audiences, fans and communities where it is experienced. Nimbus School of Recording & Media emerges today as a platform for individual and cultural prosperity. A rare creative, technical and entrepreneurial hub, Nimbus is a source of global insight and innovation and a valued Canadian knowledge export with deep roots. Nimbus graduates and community members serve, nurture, create, mentor, lead, produce, manage and are ambassadors for exceptional music, song, and artistry.

Founded by Elwood Richard in 1968, NOW has grown from a small, family operation, to a highly respected manufacturer of natural health products. Today, NOW manufactures and distributes over 1,500 dietary supplements, natural foods, sports nutrition, and personal care products. NOW’s state of the art manufacturing facility has been GMP certified since 2000, and its quality testing labs are among the best in the industry. The company has over 1500 employees and its products are sold in more than 60 countries. The company remains family owned and committed to its original mission: to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives.