Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building critical human infrastructure in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government Services. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management. Our revenues in 2023 were US $4.7 billion. Black & Veatch Holding Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

At Burns & McDonnell, our engineers, construction professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists do more than plan, design and construct. With a mission unchanged since 1898 — make our clients successful — we partner with you on the toughest challenges, constantly working to make the world an amazing place. Each professional brings an ownership mentality to projects at our 100% employee-owned firm, which has safety performance among the top 5% of AEC firms. As dedicated owners, we work through challenges until they’re resolved, meeting or exceeding our clients’ goals. We apply this commitment to our communities, too. We live and work in the same cities you call home, so we share a passion to keep them strong and healthy. From fundraising events and community cleanups to educational outreach and mentorship — especially when it comes to sharing our passion for STEM — our professionals work to make our communities thrive.

Husch Blackwell is a national law firm with an uncommon approach: we build the business solutions clients need for the world they want to create. With more than 20 offices across the United States, including our virtual office, The Link, our diverse teams of attorneys can tap an ever-expanding collective knowledge base to quickly solve our clients’ biggest challenges. For more information, visit huschblackwell.com.

Polsinelli is an Am Law 100 firm with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 20 offices nationwide. Recognized by legal research firm BTI Consulting as one of the top firms for excellent client service and client relationships, Polsinelli attorneys provide value through practical legal counsel infused with business insight and focus on health care, real estate, finance, technology, private equity and corporate transactions. www.polsinelli.com | Polsinelli PC | Polsinelli LLP in California

The employee-owners of NCM® Associates help thousands of dealerships throughout North America enhance profitability through a unique combination of state-of-the-art business analysis tools and structured peer collaboration. As the originator of the automotive 20 Group peer collaboration process, NCM Associates has been empowering businesses to learn from each other since 1947. We grew up in the automotive retail business, helping thousands of new and pre-owned auto dealers enhance their profitability. Along the way, we’ve expanded our clientele to include businesses in more than 20 industries. Our goal is to help our clients become more profitable in today’s challenging economic environment. Our 20 Group process, innovative Benchmark® tools, educational programs, and holistic, in-dealership consulting services can put your business on the path to sustained growth.

We’re a global design firm with colleagues spanning four continents. Working with communities of all sizes and using a range of disciplines, we create experiences that amplify the joy felt in shared human moments.

Starting in Central Europe in 1994 and growing to a global real-time digital and cash payments network with millions of touchpoints today, Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT) now moves money in all the ways consumers and businesses depend upon. This includes money transfers, credit/debit processing, ATMs, point-of-sale services, branded payments, currency exchange and more. With products and services in more than 200 countries and territories provided through its own brand and branded business segments, Euronet and its financial technologies and networks make participation in the global economy easier, faster and more secure for everyone.

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is a non-profit, basic biomedical research organization dedicated to improving human health by studying the fundamental processes of life. Jim Stowers, founder of American Century Investments, and his wife, Virginia, opened the Institute in 2000. Since then, the Institute has spent over 900 million dollars in pursuit of its mission. Currently, the Institute is home to nearly 550 researchers and support personnel; over 20 independent research programs; and more than a dozen technology-development and core facilities. Our Mission To make a significant contribution to humanity through medical research by expanding our understanding of the secrets of life and by improving life’s quality through innovative approaches to the causes, treatment and prevention of diseases.

UnitedLex was founded to push the boundaries of legal innovation. We help organizations achieve more with their legal and compliance resources through data science, legal acumen, and human ingenuity. Our vision is to reimagine how legal and compliance stakeholders mitigate risk, control costs, and create measurable value. We deliver solutions that enable measurable performance improvement, risk mitigation, revenue gain, and cost reduction. Our team of 3,000+ legal, data, and technology professionals supports our clients from operational centers around the world.

When a Kansas firm and a Missouri firm, both dedicated to quality, advocacy, and results, reach across the state line and merge, the end result is Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C. Both firms have been ranked by U.S. News as among the Best Law Firms in Kansas and Missouri, with their attorneys holding many honors set by Chambers USA and others as distinguished practitioners. The combination of the Kansas and Missouri lawyers results in a leading Kansas City firm with a national reach. Our practice groups include: Administrative & Regulatory Proceedings Banking Transactions Business Law Business Litigation Catastrophic Loss Commercial Lending Construction Law Corporations & Business Organizations Criminal Defense & Compliance Litigation Economic Development Incentives Employment & Workplace Energy Law Environmental Law ERISA & Employment Benefits Estate & Succession Planning Higher Education Land Use & Zoning Litigation Mediation & Arbitration Neutrals Medical Malpractice Defense Mergers & Acquisitions Municipal Finance Municipal Government Counsel Payments and Prepaid Instruments Real Estate

Pandi Capital, LLC is a Kansas City‐based family office investment firm.

Contingency Fee Business Litigation Lawyers Not all the big law firm lawyers are at big firms. At Stueve Siegel Hanson, our team of Kansas City, Mo based trial lawyers were groomed at top law schools and nationally prominent law firms and use cutting edge legal skill in an environment that lets us focus on winning efficiently and effectively. Our Alternative to Hourly Billing: Results-Based Fee Structures that Suit Your Business Goals America’s businesses – both large and small – for years have placed their faith in the hands of law firms whose interests may be different from those of clients. Law firms can have mixed incentives because of an hourly billing system that focuses more on the time spent than the result achieved. Cases lost slowly result in higher fees than cases won quickly. But at Stueve Siegel Hanson, we conduct business litigation differently. In every case, we will offer you a contingency fee arrangement in which our fees vary based on the result we achieve for you. Even in cases with difficult facts. Especially where your business is on the line. This results-based fee structure means our trial lawyers have the same interests you do. Succeed for you and we succeed ourselves. Fail you and we fail ourselves. Just as you and your management are compensated for providing real value to your business, so are we.