Market Opens

Loretta Marcoccia, Executive Vice President and Chief Global Operations Officer, The Scotiabank Women Initiative, Michelle Khalili, Managing Director & Global Head, Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Advisory and Executive Lead, The Scotiabank Women Initiative for Global Banking and Markets, Gillian Riley, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Tangerine and colleagues, joined Karin Adams, Vice President, Talent and Total Rewards, Human Resources, TMX Group to close the market to celebrate the 5th anniversary of The Scotiabank Women Initiative (SWI) program for global banking and markets. The original Scotiabank Women Initiative launched in 2018 to empower Scotiabank’s women clients to succeed on their own terms through equitable access to financial and professional growth opportunities. In 2019, Scotiabank’s Global Banking and Markets team launched a bespoke program for corporate and institutional clients designed to support women in taking their careers and businesses to the next level. The event also recognized the 6th anniversary of The Scotiabank Women Initiative and the retirement of Gillian Riley, after a 31-year career with the Bank during which she was the founder of The Scotiabank Women Initiative.

Thomas Looby, Chief Executive Officer, Conavi Medical Inc. (“Conavi Medical” or the “Company”), and his team, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company’s new listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. Conavi Medical is focused on designing, manufacturing, and marketing imaging technologies to guide common minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures. Its patented Novasight Hybrid™ System is the first system to combine both intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to enable simultaneous and co-registered imaging of coronary arteries. The Novasight Hybrid System has 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and regulatory approval for clinical use from Health Canada, China’s National Medical Products Administration, and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Bob Cancelli, EVP and Head, CIBC Wood Gundy, Investment Counsel and Investors Edge, and Rob Djurfeldt, Managing Director and Region Head, Ontario and the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the 40th anniversary of CIBC Miracle Day. On the first Wednesday of every December, CIBC Capital Markets and CIBC Wood Gundy teams donate their fees and commissions to help kids around the world access vital support services and programs so they can achieve their dreams. Since 1984, Miracle Day has raised more than $278 million globally. Part of the CIBC Foundation, Miracle Day aims to create a world without limits to ambition and a more equitable society, exemplifying CIBC’s genuinely caring belief that together with a shared vision, we can overcome obstacles and emerge more united, resilient, prosperous, and ready for the future.

David Beutel, Chair, THS Maple Holdings Ltd., Tom Zaffis, Chief Executive Officer, THS Maple Holdings Ltd. (“THS Maple” or the “Company”), and their team, joined Michael Kousaie, President, TMX Newsfile and Vice President, Strategy, Capital Formation, TMX Group, to close the market to celebrate the Company’s new listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. THS Maple is a manufacturer and distributor of fine maple products ranging from pure maple syrup to maple cookies, chocolates and teas. Based in Granby, Quebec, the Company has been a leading provider to the travel and tourism industry in Canada since 1976 and has recently diversified its channel partners to serve the premium gift, eCommerce, hospitality and private label specialty retailers in over 20 countries. In the summer of 2024, THS opened its first retail location, with plans to broaden its direct-to-consumer network in the coming years and is opening a facility in Vermont to more efficiently supply its growing US-based customer base.