Market Opens

Representatives from Société Générale, Quantifi, RJ O'Brien, ION, Adenza, Trading Technologies, RBC Capital Markets, OptionMetrics, and Jane Street, joined Luc Fortin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montreal Exchange and Global Head of Trading, TMX Group, to open the market and celebrate the Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference. The Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference is an unparalleled opportunity to forge connections with the who's who of Canadian derivatives. Attendees can delve into key developments in equities, fixed income, technology, regulation and clearing.

Bernard Tan, Chief Executive Officer, RE Royalties, along with representatives from Water Tower Research, CVW Clean Technologies, Solar Alliance, ReCyclico, Northstar Clean Technologies, Revolve Renewables, Electrovaya, Synex Renewables, Green Impact Partners, UGE International, Evergen Infrastructure, and Clearblue Technologies, joined Berk Sumen, Head, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the inaugural Canadian Climate Investor Conference. The inaugural Canadian Climate Investor conference brings together growth oriented, publicly traded clean energy and technology companies, and climate conscious investors, to share ideas and to discover ways to accelerate the deployment of capital needed to build a more sustainable future for Canadians. Presenting companies will share how their businesses are contributing to the energy transition, helping investors earn attractive returns, and helping reduce the impacts of climate change. The conference takes a market-oriented approach towards publicly traded climate investments designed to help democratize the ability for individual investors to participate in growing the clean economy and to accelerate the deployment of finance required for a net-zero future. TMX Group is a founding sponsor of the conference.

Natasha Dixon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mink Ventures Corporation (TSXV: MINK) ("Mink" or the "Company"), and her team joined Omar Khafagy, Manager of Corporate Access, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the Company’s listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Mink Ventures Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company exploring for battery metals (nickel, copper, cobalt) with advanced geophysics at its strategically located Montcalm project, in a low risk, well established mining jurisdiction.

Lara Zink, Chief Executive Officer and President, Women in Capital Markets (WCM), and WCM's 2023 Champions of Change joined Eliza Casinather, Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to celebrate the WCM Champions of Change and to close the market. WCM's mission is to accelerate equity, diversity, and inclusion in finance. WCM's initiatives aim to build equity literacy, amplify diverse talent, and unite Canada's finance industry. WCM does this through advocacy, research, programming and recruitment. WCM will recognize this year's Corporate Leaders and 2023 Champions of Change Winners at its 21st celebratory Gala on June 15 at the Fairmont Royal York, Toronto. This year's winners exemplify individuals making great strides in addressing systemic barriers and creating more equitable workplaces. This annual award was created as an acknowledgement and a celebration of those who are passionate about driving change and doing the critical work required to make the industry more inclusive. Learn more about WCM’s mission here: www.wcm.ca. Sponsor Representatives include: BMO, CIBC, HSBC, Manulife, National Bank, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, PwC Canada, RBC, Scotiabank and TD.