YPE Toronto

Mabel is a Senior Associate at ICF International, working in both the Energy & Carbon Markets and the Energy Efficiency divisions in Toronto. In Energy & Carbon Markets, Mabel works on voluntary and compliance greenhouse gas (GHG) verification as well as a wide range of GHG quantification consultancy projects, with specific expertise in ICF’s in-house GHG inventory tool, GHG:ID. Mabel is also part of ICF’s growing Energy Efficiency division in Canada, and conducts site visits and advisory services for commercial and small industrial facilities for clients including Toronto Hydro and SaskPower.

Mabel has a strong academic background in global energy systems, combining technical, economic and policy subjects. She holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, a MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College London and a MASc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and has supplementary certificates in ISO 14064 and Advanced Building Recommissioning. Mabel is bilingual (English/French).

Sean is a Senior Associate in the Energy & Resources team of CPP Investment Board’s Real Assets group.  His team focuses on direct private investments in the energy value chain including oil & gas, merchant power & LNG, and disruptive energy technologies. The team invests directly in companies, strategic partnerships and direct resource interests.

Prior to joining CPPIB, Sean was an Investment Banking Analyst at Scotia Waterous in Calgary, focusing on the oil & gas sector. While at Scotia, he worked on a wide variety of deals in the Canadian and international oil and gas space, including sell-side and buy-side M&A, and debt and equity financings. These deals included Baytex Energy’s $2.6 billion acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas.

Sean began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at CIBC World Markets in Calgary, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.

Lyla currently works at Ontario Power Generation as a Senior Market Analyst. She prepares both long and short term electricity market forecasts, which help identify strategic opportunities for OPG.  She began her career at OPG at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station as a Mechanical Design Engineer developing innovative solutions to complex design issues. 

Lyla is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Western University.  She also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Rotman School of Management – University of Toronto.

In her free time, Lyla enjoys running, cycling and international travel.  Lyla has been a board member of the Young Professionals in Energy – Toronto Chapter since 2016.

Michael is an Associate in the Equity Capital Markets group at RBC Capital Markets. His team structures and executes equity and equity-linked offerings for RBC’s global client base. Michael focuses primarily on the firm’s oil and gas clients – which include exploration and production, energy infrastructure and oilfield service firms.

Prior to joining RBC Capital Markets, Michael was an Analyst at Peters & Co – a full service investment dealer located in Calgary. While at Peters, Michael focused on providing engineering, geological and financial analysis for asset disposition and acquisition mandates in the oil & gas sector. Michael began his career as an Energy Technical Analytics Advisor at IHS Markit (formerly IHS Energy) and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering from Queen’s University.

Kerri Lui is a senior associate in our Business Law Group in Toronto. She maintains a general corporate transactional practice with a focus on projects in the energy, mining and defence industries.

In particular, Kerri has significant experience advising acquirers, joint ventures, investors and developers of various power generation assets in connection with private mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, procurements and project agreements. She has also frequently advised Canadian and international financial institutions and borrowers on secured lending and project finance transactions, including syndicated and cross-border deals.

In 2016, Kerri completed a six-month, full-time secondment to the Canadian in-house legal department of a major US-based power developer, where she advised on project agreements and corporate matters. In 2012, she completed a secondment to the in-house legal department of a major Canadian bank.

Kerri received a J.D. from the University of Toronto in 2011 and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (with distinction) from the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2008. During her legal studies, Kerri worked as a renewable energy policy research analyst and co-authored an article entitled “Policy Risk and Private Investment in Ontario’s Wind Power Sector”, which was published in Canadian Public Policy.

Kerri was called to the Ontario bar in 2012. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association.