AUTISM SCIENCE FOUNDATION CANADA BOARD

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Jos is best known as the Co-Founder, President & CEO of the NEO Exchange, a leading and disruptive Canadian exchange group that became part of the US based Cboe group in June 2022. At Cboe, Jos continued to lead the Canadian operations while, in parallel, designing and establishing the foundation of the first ever global listings offering, leveraging multiple Cboe platforms across the globe. In November 2023, Jos stepped back from his leadership role at Cboe to focus on his family and philanthropic endeavours.

Prior to the NEO Exchange, and in the role of President & CEO, Jos formed the Canadian Alpha exchange group that became part of the Canada based TMX group. This followed his role as EVP Head of the Americas and Global Head of Capital Markets for a global professional services company focused on the financial services industry, where he acted as strategic advisor and Director of Operational and Technology Programs for some of the largest stock and derivatives exchanges, clearing houses, alternative markets, data vendors, and broker-dealers around the globe. Prior to this, Jos held leadership roles in the capital markets industry in Europe.

Jos has a strong commitment to the community as Chair of the Bay Street Rides FAR Board and member of the global Rides FAR Board; as Chair of the board of The Prosperity Project, a Canadian NFP focussed on enabling the economic empowerment of women with an intersectional lens; as a champion of the UN Global Compact and UN Women "Women's Empowerment Principles"; and as a former board member of the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation in Toronto. Jos was also a board member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC, now CIRO) and a member of advisory boards to the Ivey Business School at Western University and to the École des Sciences de la Gestion at Université du Quebec A Montréal.

Nick Savona is Chief Compliance Officer at Independent Trading Group where he is responsible for regulatory oversight of capital markets and trading compliance. His career in capital markets spans over three decades in senior leadership roles in sales and trading at various firms, from large-scale and boutique broker dealers, to alternative trading systems with a global reach. In addition to his role at ITG, Nick is Vice-Chair of the Health and Supportive Care Providers

Oversight Authority.

In 2020, Nick was appointed by the Minister of Finance, as a member of the Financial Services
Tribunal of Ontario, which adjudicates cases across financial services sectors. He also serves as a
member of CIRO’s Ontario Regional Council, Proficiency Committee and was a former member of the hearing panel from 2010-2019. Nick has been an active contributor to policy issues on various industry committees, including the OSC’s Market Structure Advisory Committee, past Vice-Chairman of the Canadian Security Traders’ Association (CSTA) and a Governor of the Security Traders’ Association (STA). Nick is a regular guest contributor to the Financial Post, Traders Magazine and Markets Media on issues regarding securities regulation and market structure.

Nick holds an LL.M. in Securities Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.

As the mother of a 26-year-old daughter with autism and legal guardian of her older brother with autism, Alison is a natural advocate. She served on the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) for 12 years, where she chaired the Safety and Housing Workgroups, and served on the subcommittee responsible for writing an annual strategic plan to guide federal spending for autism research. Alison currently serves on the executive boards of the Yale Child Study Center, the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University, and the University of North Carolina Autism Research Center, as well as on the external advisory board of the CDC’s Center for Developmental Disabilities, and the New York State Immunization Advisory Committee. In addition, Alison serves on the board of directors of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and chairs the INSAR Communications Committee. In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics named her an “autism champion.” In 2017 she received the INSAR “Outstanding Research Advocate” award and in 2018 she received the New York Families for Autistic Children Research Advocacy Award.

Prior to founding the Autism Science Foundation in 2009, she served as executive vice president of Autism Speaks and as a vice president at NBC. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. In 2020, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Emory University.

In 2018 she was elected to serve on the Board of Education of the Scarsdale Union Free Public School district and in 2020 was elected Vice President of the BOE. In her free time, she enjoys Crossfit, kickboxing, and judging high school debate tournaments.

Aimee Morita is the Head of Marketing and Communications for Cboe Canada and the Global Head of Listings Marketing for Cboe Global Markets, the world’s leading securities and derivatives exchange network.

Aimee draws on her 20 years of marketing and communications experience to provide corporate and ETF Issuers with a seamless listing experience - developing comprehensive Go to Market plans, engaging content, and ongoing support so they hit the ground running once they are listed on any of Cboe's 5 exchanges.

Over her career, Aimee has a proven track record of success, having integrated all marketing functions through three mergers of professional services firms. She’s led three brand overhauls, including corporate identity, collateral, and website redesigns. She’s executed three CRM system launches and has worked closely with business owners and C-suite executives across all industries to help them share and amplify their story.