Operator
Welcome to the Colliers International First Quarter Investor Conference Call. Today s call is being recorded. Legal counsel requires us to advise that the discussion scheduled to take place today may contain forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results materially may be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the company s annual information form as filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
And in the company s annual report on Form 40-F as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As a reminder, today s call is being recorded. Today is May 4, 2021. And at this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Global Chairman and