From its humble beginnings in a small office on Main Street in Longmont, Colorado, the DaVinci Institute began as the brainchild of Thomas Frey, a seasoned entrepreneur and one of IBM’s most decorated idea laureates. Unlike Leonardo DaVinci, the Institute set its sights on producing tangible results as opposed to conceptual thinking. The founders decided that they didn’t just want to talk about the future – they wanted to help unlock the future, one idea, one invention, one business at a time. With this directive, the Institute began educating aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs with the critical skills necessary to make their projects viable. During the past twelve years the Institute has been very prolific in its accomplishments, writing and publishing countless papers and producing over 100 events across the country. These events have ranged from the hands-on Twitter Boot Camps, to the interactive Inventor Boot Camp for Kids, to the international – Forbes Magazine sponsored – Future of Money Summit.

The Africa-America Institute (AAI) was founded in 1953 to help Africans build human capacity through education and training programs. Today, AAI continues to pursue this vision through a portfolio of programs aimed at both educating Africans and raising the profile of African perspectives to educate Americans about Africa. The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is a non-profit group that promotes cooperation and understanding between US and African leaders through African higher education and training. The group works with more than 200 colleges and universities in the US to offer degree programs, seminars, conferences, and symposia to Africans in nearly every nation on the continent. AAI receives its funding from private foundations, corporate donors, and the US government.

Lawrence Graham is a London-based commercial law firm of over 250 lawyers. Its practice areas include business and finance, real estate, dispute resolution, and tax and private capital. Lawrence Graham has offices in London, Monaco, and Dubai and is connected to more than a half dozen law firms in Europe through the LG International network. The firm's clients are primarily businesses, funds, and investors in the property, finance, leisure, and retail sectors. Customers have included Globe Pub Company, Jiangxi Copper, Satyam Computer Services, and Centros Miller. Lawrence Graham clients’ businesses are complex and fast-changing – and so are the challenges they face. Lawrence Graham know that our services need to be flexible and so, while we’re very clear on where we’re going and what our strengths are, we constantly adapt to changing market opportunities and pressures.

TheMIGroup, Ltd. provides relocation and assignment management programs to the corporate community. It provides international relocation services, including international destination programs, international moving, international risk management, international spousal career program, and expense administration; domestic relocation services, including domestic destination programs, real estate services, family assistance services, property management, and expense administration; client program administration services; and consulting services. The company serves various industries, such as entertainment, financial, healthcare, bioscience, and engineering. TheMIGroup, Ltd. was formerly known as MI Movers International Transport Services. TheMIGroup, Ltd. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. The company has additional offices in Hong Kong, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Calgary, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Montreal, Philadelphia, and the United kingdom.

At PowerPay we understand the electronic payments industry and are constantly investing in technology, enhancements and personnel to ensure that our systems are the most advanced and reliable in the marketplace. PowerPay LLC support all major credit and debit cards; electronic benefits transfer (EBT), government purchase cards, petroleum cards, loyalty cards, gift cards and recurring bill payment with applications suiting a variety of needs. Our company is certified to support most existing hardware. PowerPay LLC offer everything from basic “touch tone” card acceptance services to sophisticated PC based POS solutions. PowerPay LLC offer Internet, B2B and wireless processing solutions for merchants, as well as programs designed for our strategic partners and trade associations.

The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. To continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is best defined by the companies we represent: America’s leading retailers. RILA proudly counts nine of the top 10 U.S. retailers as members. RILA members also hold the top spot among key retail segments including: apparel, consumer electronics, department stores, home improvement, large format and small format, demonstrating that RILA is truly the association for ‘retail leaders.’ In fact, no trade association represents more top retailers than RILA. The highly sophisticated companies among RILA’s members are experts at reading and responding to consumer demands, and the retail executives that lead these companies join RILA to collaborate with their peers to seek excellence within their own enterprise and pursue positive changes for the industry at-large.

Questor Management Company would rather light a candle than curse your darkness. The turnaround capital investment firm acquires underperforming or troubled companies that show performance improvement opportunity. Questor makes controlling investments in companies with promise for success but a need for capital and management assistance.Its portfolio includes tank trailer manufacturer Polar Corporation and food manufacturer Chef Solutions; Questor Management has acquired more than 20 businesses around the globe with combined revenues of about $7 billion. The firm works with management teams, strategic buyers, and existing equity holders to assure a smooth transition and turnaround.

Industrial Services of America, Inc. was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Industrial Services of America, Inc. (ISA), is engaged in ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling and waste management services in the United States. The Company operates through two business segments: Recycling and Waste Services. The Recycling segment collects, purchases, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal to steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers, smelters, foundries, metal brokers and exporters. The Company purchases scrap metal primarily from industrial and commercial generators of steel, iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel and other metals, as well as from scrap dealers and retail customers who deliver these materials directly to the Company's facilities. ISA processes scrap metal through its shredding, sorting, shearing, cutting and baling operations. The Alloys division specializes in the purchasing, processing and sale of stainless steel, nickel-based and high-temperature alloys.

CST provides a wide range of services including janitorial/housekeeping, laundry services, maintenance, fork lift drivers, window cleaning and dock workers for various types of facilities such as health care, nursing homes, industrial, and retail commercial accounts. We are small enough to care and large enough to have the financial stability to “do what we say we will do” and supply the best people and tools for the job. Carolina Services of the Triad (CST) provides housekeeping and laundry services primarily to long-term health care facilities in the North Carolina Triad, which is the region surrounding Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. The company also has clients in the industrial, retail, and commercial sectors and operates a special services division offering floor care, pressure washing, window cleaning, and lawn maintenance services.

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