Ciena Canada ULC

We challenge the traditional norms of consulting as an international collaboratory, blending digital and advisory services for public and private clients. Together, we encompass more than 30 legal entities in more than 20 countries, combining local presence with cross-border expertise to support projects from the Nordics to Central Asia. Our approach is simple: we question the answer. We don't just deliver reports – we roll up our sleeves and work alongside our clients to turn strategies into reality. Whether it's helping governments design economic development programs, supporting startups secure EU funding, or building digital products that transform how businesses operate, we bring curiosity and integrity to every engagement. We're explorers at heart, powered by diversity and passionate about growth, both for our clients and our people.

Catena Clearing builds the universal data API for logistics, standardizing and connecting fragmented telematics data from across the trucking ecosystem. With prebuilt integrations for more than 125 Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) used throughout the United States, Catena transforms messy, incompatible data streams into clean, normalized, actionable information that platforms can trust. The company eliminates the engineering burden of maintaining individual telematics connections, enabling transportation management systems, freight brokerages, fintechs, and shippers to access real-time vehicle location, hours of service, and asset status through a single integration point. Headquartered in New York City with additional operations in the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Washington, D.C., Catena has raised $8.25 million in funding from leading investors including Shaper Capital, Floating Point, Teamworthy Ventures, Plug and Play, SpringTime Ventures, and Liquid2 Ventures, alongside 30 industry angels. The company's infrastructure layer powers critical use cases including automated underwriting, fraud prevention, carrier verification, and operational intelligence for supply chain platforms seeking to modernize their data capabilities without managing telematics complexity.

CIFOR-ICRAF brings more than 75 years of combined scientific excellence in harnessing the power of trees, forests, and agroforestry landscapes to address the world's most pressing challenges. Formed through the union of CIFOR (founded 1993) and ICRAF (founded 1978), the organization publishes over 750 publications annually across multiple languages, making it the world's leading research institution on forestry and agroforestry. With headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR-ICRAF operates across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, conducting research in over 30 countries. The organization tackles climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and inequality through evidence-based solutions. As a CGIAR Research Center, CIFOR-ICRAF connects science with action, creating solutions from the ground up through inclusive partnerships, transdisciplinary research, and demand-driven innovation that reaches from farmers' fields to global policy arenas.

The healthcare system is failing millions of people every day—complex navigation, fragmented care, and rising costs are preventing individuals and families from achieving their best health. The Cigna Group exists to fundamentally transform this reality by improving the health and vitality of everyone they serve. Through their two divisions, Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, they partner with customers to create better, more integrated health experiences that work for real people. With over 230 years of heritage and a global team of more than 64,000 colleagues serving 178 million customer relationships across 30 countries, The Cigna Group relentlessly innovates to solve healthcare's most persistent challenges. They are building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive through comprehensive health solutions, data-driven insights, and a commitment to improving outcomes for patients, customers, and communities worldwide.

CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omni-channel retail. They acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis - a proprietary operating platform unifying a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, and shared services - to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins. The company targets overlooked retail brands with strong recognition but outdated technology, revitalizing them through data-driven strategies and artificial intelligence. With $1 billion+ in revenue across 13 brands, CSC Generation's portfolio includes premier home and outdoor banners like Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and more. These brands serve as real-world innovation hubs where proprietary AI operates as the core business engine. The company continues to grow through strategic M&A, has offices in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Toronto, and is backed by prominent VC investors including Altos Ventures, Maveron, and Khosla Ventures.

In 2016, founder Dan DeCloss realized something was fundamentally broken in cybersecurity. While working as a penetration tester and security consultant - first at the Department of Defense, then at companies like Veracode and Mayo Clinic - he watched talented teams struggle through painfully slow reporting processes. Critical vulnerabilities sat in spreadsheets. Findings got lost across scattered tools. And worst of all, remediation stalled while security practitioners spent countless hours manually assembling reports. So he built PlexTrac to solve the last-mile problem that was holding security programs back. Combining "plexus" and "track," PlexTrac exists to network and coordinate all people and parts of a security program while tracking progress toward maturity. The platform centralizes security data from pentests, vulnerability scans, and red team assessments, then uses AI-powered automation to streamline reporting and prioritize what matters most. Today, PlexTrac helps Fortune 500 companies and leading security providers like Mandiant, Deloitte, and KPMG transform how they manage exposure - cutting reporting time in half while finally giving teams the unified workflow they need to drive real risk reduction.