Electrifying Canada

Bruce Lourie is President of the Ivey Foundation and Professor of Practice, Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design, McGill University. He serves on several boards, including the Canadian Institute for Clean Growth and Climate Change, and has held leadership roles with the Independent Electricity System Operator, Ontario Power Authority, and Ontario Trillium Foundation. He is a founding advisor to Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission and has served with the Canadian Energy Research Institute and the University of Oxford’s Social Finance Programme.

A recognized leader in sustainability and public policy, Bruce is known for convening cross-sector collaborations and for his role in Ontario’s coal phase-out—North America’s largest climate action.  

Moe Kabbara is an experienced energy and industrial policy professional with nearly 15 years of work at the intersection of technology, policy, markets, and supply chains. His work focuses on driving systems-level change across electricity, fuels, buildings, and industry.

As CEO at the Transition Accelerator, Moe leads national and regional efforts to support the transformation of Canada’s energy and industrial systems. He oversees work on electricity system planning, building decarbonization, the future economy, low-carbon fuels, and regional implementation—working across sectors to align planning, investment, and execution.

Previously, Moe was a Managing Consultant at Dunsky Energy + Climate, advising governments and utilities on clean energy strategies. He also served as a Senior Investment Officer at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, where he focused on investment attraction in the battery and automotive sectors as part of Canada’s emerging industrial strategy. Earlier in his career, he co-founded and served as CEO of a thermal energy storage start-up in Atlantic Canada.

Moe also played a leading role in establishing Accelerate, Electrifying Canada, and the Building Decarbonization Alliance—national initiatives focused on aligning policy, industry, and infrastructure to enable economic and energy system transformation.

Evan Wilson is the Executive Director of Electrifying Canada at the Transition Accelerator. With over 15 years of experience working on public policy in the energy sector, Evan was most recently the VP for Western Canada and National Affairs with the Canadian Renewable Energy Association. At CanREA, Evan led industry efforts on the creation of the Clean Energy Investment Tax Credits, on the evolution of carbon pricing in western Canada, and on various procurement efforts for both wind and solar technologies. Prior to that Evan worked with the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and at Global Public Affairs.