Richard Kenneth Jaggard

NorthWestern Corp. engages in generating and distributing electricity and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Gas, and Other. The Electric segment includes generation, transmission, and distribution of electric utility business as a vertically integrated generation transmission and distribution utility. The Gas segment consists of production, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The Other segment consists of unallocated corporate costs. The company was founded in November 1923 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greenscape Capital Group Fund is a private equity firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm is a subsidiary of Greenscape Capital Group, Inc.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

egX Group, Inc. provides web-based interactive financial transaction services. It develops a global securities exchange system for listing and trading of real estate securities and related financial products. The company was founded on December 12, 1977 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada) is a Canadian company that provides assurance, auditing, financial advisory, tax, and legal services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the company is Anthony Viel.

Xcel Energy Services, Inc. provides electric and natural gas utility services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Tourmaline Oil Corp., Devlan Exploration, Inc. is a Canadian company that explores for and develops natural gas and liquids. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. Devlan Exploration was acquired by Cyries Energy, Inc., part of Tourmaline Oil Corp. from March 10, 2008 on July 01, 2005 for $79.35 million.

White Pine Capital LLC (WPC) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Wallace and Dennis Senneseth. WPC provides fee-based discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts (corporate, pension and profit-sharing accounts, endowments, foundations and Taft-Hartley (union) plans), family offices and high net worth individuals.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

Founded in 1928, George K. Baum & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Dual Exploration, Inc. explores oil and natural gas. It is engaged in the exploration, acquisition, and development and production of oil and natural gas reserves. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

ITC Great Plains LLC is engaged in the building, operation, and maintenance of electricity transmission systems. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Peak Utility Services Group, Inc. provides telecommunication and energy solutions. The firm offers full suite of aerial telecom, underground telecom, overhead electric, underground electric, joint utility trenching and directional drilling services. The company was founded by Shane Bryan Mace in 2002 and is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, CO.

ESPY Energy Solutions LLC provides business consulting services. It offers strategic planning, marketing, business, regulatory, and technical expertise to energy utilities, energy equipment manufacturing and supplying companies. The company was founded by Nora Mead Brownell and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

The Oklahoma Business Roundtable is an economic development organization that works with public and private sector partners to promote the growth of businesses, job creation, and community improvement in Oklahoma. The non-profit company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. The organization offers various resources to its members and serves as the primary economic development support organization in the state. The CEO of the company is Carl Edwards.

The GridWise Alliance is an organization that represents a diverse group of stakeholders involved in designing, building, and operating the electric grid. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been educating key industry stakeholders since 2003 on the importance of modernizing the nation's electricity system. The organization includes electric utilities, information and communications equipment and service providers, national laboratories, academic institutions, regional transmission operators, and independent system operators. The CEO of the company is Karen Wayland.

Part of Chamber of the Americas, The State Chamber of Oklahoma provides advocate services. The company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. The CEO of the company is Chad Warmington.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Quantum Advisory Partners LLP provides professional services that focus on the natural resources and technology sectors. It offers corporate tax services, internal audit, corporate secretary, and special projects services. The company was founded by Paul Robertson in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.