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ADVERTORIAL THE ASPER FOUNDATION Announcement The Board of Trustees of The Asper Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of LEONARD ASPER as CHAIR OF THE ASPER FOUNDATION. Leonand Asper, BA, LL.8 L.L.D, is the president, CEO and majority shareholder of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp, a media compa ny that owns and operates content platforms targeting distinct.commu nities n areas incudng combat sports, sports gaming, e-sports and hunting and fishing Prior to founding Anthem, Mr. Asper was CEO of Canwest Global Com munications Corp, one of Canada's largest media companies, a post he held for over 10 years A 30 year veteran of the media industry. Mr Asper also holds private equity levestments and is a partner in a law firm tocused on servic ng the video gaming industry. A gradabe of Brandeis University (cum aude) and the Universty of Toronto Law School, Mr. Asper is a mem ber of the Ontario Bar. Me Asper serves on the Board of Overseers of the International Busi- ness School at Brandeis University, where he tounded the Asper School or Global Entrepeeneurship. Before that, he also served for several erms on the Board ot Trustees of the University He has been a Trustee of The Asper Foundati Since its inception, is the founder of the Joshua Foundation and a member ot the Board of Governors of the Saul and Claribel Simkin Center, a seniors housing complex in Winnipeg, Canada. Mr Asper also served for five years on the Board of the University of Winnipeg Foundation and holds an honorary Doctorate in Laws rom hat institution He was included in Canada's Top 40 Under 40, as well as being named CEO of the year by a Canadian media industry publication ABOUT THE ASPER FOUNDATION The Asper Foundation (www.asperfoundation.com) was established by the late Israel and Babs Asper 7"1 in 1983. It is one of Canada's larg est private foundations and focuses on major, impactful initiatives for the Jewish community and israel in addition to supporting the genera communty in areas including arts& culture, education, poverty and unger, entrepreneurship, community development and human rights n Winnipeg and cities across Canada. The Asper Foundation created and sourced the funding for Canada's fith national museum, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which has won over 40 national and international awards and is now featured on Canada's new $10 bil. Oer initiatives supported by The Asper Foun- daton include the award-wiening Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program, the Asper School of Business at the Univer- sity of Manitoba, the Asper Jewish Communty Campus, the St. Bonitace Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Winnipeg Harvest, the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park and various programs with the Unied Way in Winnipeg The Asper Foundation projects in Israel include the Centre for Entrepre- eurship at the Hebrew Usiversty of Jerusalem, Community Acson Cen- tres and Edble Gandens across the entire country, a New Media Centre at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herazliya and Yad Vashem's Intemational School for Holocaust Studies, which have had a tremendous impact on the lives of many across all s cioeconomic backgrounds and cultures The Foundation is currenty leading the development of the Frank Gehry- designed Worlds Jewish Museum that will bring to lde the remarkable Jewish contnbutions to hamankind throughout history Located on a spectacular 55 acre site overlooking the Medterranean in Tel Avi, Is aet this initiative is a partnership with the City of Tel Aw For more nformation, please see www.worldsjewishmuseum.com AS ADVERTORIAL THE ASPER FOUNDATION Announcement The Board of Trustees of The Asper Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of LEONARD ASPER as CHAIR OF THE ASPER FOUNDATION. Leonand Asper, BA, LL.8 L.L.D, is the president, CEO and majority shareholder of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp, a media compa ny that owns and operates content platforms targeting distinct.commu nities n areas incudng combat sports , sports gaming , e - sports and hunting and fishing Prior to founding Anthem, Mr. Asper was CEO of Canwest Global Com munications Corp, one of Canada's largest media companies, a post he held for over 10 years A 30 year veteran of the media industry. Mr Asper also holds private equity levestments and is a partner in a law firm tocused on servic ng the video gaming industry. A gradabe of Brandeis University (cum aude) and the Universty of Toronto Law School, Mr. Asper is a mem ber of the Ontario Bar. Me Asper serves on the Board of Overseers of the International Busi- ness School at Brandeis University, where he tounded the Asper School or Global Entrepeeneurship. Before that, he also served for several erms on the Board ot Trustees of the University He has been a Trustee of The Asper Foundati Since its inception , is the founder of the Joshua Foundation and a member ot the Board of Governors of the Saul and Claribel Simkin Center, a seniors housing complex in Winnipeg, Canada. Mr Asper also served for five years on the Board of the University of Winnipeg Foundation and holds an honorary Doctorate in Laws rom hat institution He was included in Canada's Top 40 Under 40, as well as being named CEO of the year by a Canadian media industry publication ABOUT THE ASPER FOUNDATION The Asper Foundation (www.asperfoundation.com) was established by the late Israel and Babs Asper 7"1 in 1983. It is one of Canada's larg est private foundations and focuses on major, impactful initiatives for the Jewish community and israel in addition to supporting the genera communty in areas including arts& culture, education, poverty and unger, entrepreneurship, community development and human rights n Winnipeg and cities across Canada. The Asper Foundation created and sourced the funding for Canada's fith national museum, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which has won over 40 national and international awards and is now featured on Canada's new $10 bil. Oer initiatives supported by The Asper Foun- daton include the award-wiening Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program, the Asper School of Business at the Univer- sity of Manitoba, the Asper Jewish Communty Campus, the St. Bonitace Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Winnipeg Harvest, the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park and various programs with the Unied Way in Winnipeg The Asper Foundation projects in Israel include the Centre for Entrepre- eurship at the Hebrew Usiversty of Jerusalem, Community Acson Cen- tres and Edble Gandens across the entire country, a New Media Centre at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herazliya and Yad Vashem's Intemational School for Holocaust Studies, which have had a tremendous impact on the lives of many across all s cioeconomic backgrounds and cultures The Foundation is currenty leading the development of the Frank Gehry- designed Worlds Jewish Museum that will bring to lde the remarkable Jewish contnbutions to hamankind throughout history Located on a spectacular 55 acre site overlooking the Medterranean in Tel Avi, Is aet this initiative is a partnership with the City of Tel Aw For more nformation, please see www.worldsjewishmuseum.com AS