We are a community with a mission to recruit, retain, and grow women and their allies in the auto industry.

Flagship Conference

While we are all still buzzing from the October 6th event, we wanted to take a moment to THANK YOU for helping to make the 2025 Empowering Auto Conference the biggest one yet.

Thank you to our:

600+ attendees, including 200 students

  • 19 amazing partners

  • 19 speakers

  • 1 fabulous EMCEE, Kathy Gilbert

  • 1 inspiring award winner, Jodi Lai

  • 1 amazing Show Director, Trevor Vandervelde

  • 9 amazing team members

  • and countless connections and memories made

The day wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of you.

EVENT SURVEY

We embrace challenges, and each year, we eagerly seek your feedback on the event. We want to know: What should we include more of? What can we reduce? And, of course, which topics are currently missing?

Please take a moment to complete the survey below to help shape #EmpoweringAuto2026

CLICK HERE

PHOTOS COMING SOON

Please keep an eye on your inbox for photo and headshot link details in the coming week.

Who We Are

Empowering Auto is a Canada-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing the representation and retention of women and allies in the Canadian automotive industry. Led by a small team of passionate women, we host an annual industry conference, offer mentorship programs, organize networking events, and run student outreach initiatives to help bring fresh talent into the sector.

Our programs are made possible thanks to generous support from OEMs, suppliers, banks, and retail partners across the country.