Women Driven Leadership Awards

Celebrating the excellence within our industry, highlighting individuals who inspire, lead, empower and uplift those around them.

2025 Women Driven leadership awards

celebrating & amplifying excellence in the automotive industry

Help us celebrate the amazing women in automotive who have helped guide, mentor, support, and care for our industry. The 2025 MVRO Women Driven Leadership Awards are segmented into five categories. Using the nomination forms below you will have 2,000 characters to outline how your nominee fits the leadership award criteria.
 You are allowed to submit more than one nomination per award category. Dealerships are allowed to submit more than one nominee per award. Winners will be announced at the 2025 Automotive Conference & Expo on October 16. 

Submission Deadline September 1, 2025

Executive Leadership Award

Honours women in executive positions within automotive companies who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and impact.

select the award category to nominate your candidate

We encourage nominations to be supported by your management team where applicable. 

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award:

Celebrates women who have championed diversity and inclusion efforts within the automotive industry, fostering a more inclusive workplace culture.

Young Leader Award:

Recognizes emerging women leaders in the automotive industry who have shown exceptional promise, leadership skills, and potential for future impact.

Community Leadership Award:

Acknowledges women who have made a meaningful impact on their communities through automotive-related philanthropy, mentorship programs, or community outreach initiatives.

Influencer and Advocacy Leadership Award:

Highlights women who use their platform to advocate for positive change in the automotive industry, whether through activism, education, or public policy.

Winners will be announced LIVE on October 17 at the automotive conference & expo

2025 Women Driven Program

In 2025 we are dedicated to continue on growing the Women Driven community to build stronger connections and create a place to learn and share your stories. With a united voice, we can effect growth for women in our industry while amplifying the opportunities available for all.

As a main pillar of the MVRO, education will continue to play a major role in the Women Driven Program. From expert speakers at our events to valuable resources in our special edition Women Driven magazines.

The program has been designed to connect post-secondary students with Automotive industry leaders who can offer support and advice while encouraging young women to develop their skills that can lead them to lifelong careers in this exciting, vibrant and evolving industry. 

Women driven community events

Join us for an evening of connections with fellow industry leaders at Women Driven events. All genders are welcome as we share insights and engage in conversations on best practices for career advancement and improvements for our industry.

Proceeds from each Women Driven event location will go towards a local scholarship

Thank you to our 2025 Women Driven Partners

Gold Partners

 
 

 Silver Partners

 
 

 Bronze Partners

 
 

Sponsorship Opportunities are available.
Contact Liz: lizk@MVRO.ca 

 

Stay Inspired

Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”

-Maya Angelou

“I started to wonder if being a project manager was for me; I looked around at all the corner offices to figure out what it takes to be in those offices, and it was all middle-aged white men in navy suits and I thought, I am never going to be a middle-aged man in a navy suit, so I basically did what I always did, I worked harder than anyone else.”

-Laura Schwab

“When you make the biggest changes in your life, you grow the most. Don’t be afraid—it makes you open to change and to incredible experiences.”

-Amy Marentic

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”

– Sheryl Sandberg.

“The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just, and peaceful life for all.”

– Aung San Suu Kyi

“Leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex moral relationship between people based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good.”

– Joanne Ciulla.

“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”

– Dolly Parton.

“You can do anything you put your mind to. Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do it.”

-Brehanna Daniels

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