2027 Women's Worldwide Car Awards Administration


The Women's Worldwide Car of the Year is administered by a not-for-profit association under the guidance of a Steering Committee.

REGINA CHAN

Director, WWCOTY Steering Committee

Founder & Managing Director, AutoNerve

Regina is the first Asian female member who joined the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) in 1995 and is the founder of AutoNerve Media, the first and only automotive and lifestyle media platform in Canada since 2001.

Regina Chan won the 2004 Inspiration BC Entrepreneur of the Year award for founding AutoNerve Media. She is the co–author of “Driving In Canada”, a book for new immigrants to understand the driving condition and the process of obtain driver’s license in Canada. The book was sold in Canada, Hong Kong and China.

Regina has been providing automotive contents to the Chinese-Canadian audience for 30 years from magazine contributor to radio host to auto show program writer and via online platforms.

Regina Chan also the Initiator and Producer of Track Day for Charity for six years, an annual fundraising event created in 2013 to raise money in support of Breast Cancer research in Canada.

RENUKA KIRPALANI

Director, WWCOTY Steering Committee

Consulting Editor - Auto - Haymarket India Editor - Autocarshow - Times Network Contributing Editor Auto Mashable India & ME , Auto contributor - Mint Lounge

Renuka Kirpalani has been a known face in the Indian automotive world for a long time. She grew up helping her father build racing cars and restore vintage and classics. Renuka has also raced and rallied herself collecting many trophies along the way, until she gave up competing when she had her first child.

Today she is the Editor and Anchor of the most watched automobile show on Indian television that runs on the Times Network.

She is also the head of all automotive video content for the Haymarket Group in India and has made the Autocar India the most popular Indian automobile channel on Youtube.

Renuka has a large fan base amongst auto enthusiasts as can be seen by her substantial following on social media.

SABRINA PARANT

Director, WWCOTY Steering Committee

Founder of Ladies Drive & Freelance Automotive Journalist – Belgium

Sabrina Parant is a Belgian automotive journalist with over 20 years of experience, starting her career within the automotive sector before moving into full-time journalism. She contributes to Link2fleet, Auto-Info.be, Red Racing Green, AutoTrends, Bazar Magazin and other leading automotive publications.

Founder of Ladies Drive, she combines in-depth test drives, exclusive press launches, road trips and track sessions with an active presence on social media, where she shares her passion and insights with a broad audience. Her work blends technical expertise with an engaging narrative style, offering readers an immersive perspective on each car she drives.

She also serves as a juror for classic and historic car competitions, and remains an enthusiastic driver in all conditions.

For Sabrina, every experience behind the wheel is a story waiting to be told.

RYAN BLAIR

Vice-President,
World Car Awards

Ryan Blair began his IT consulting career in 1997, opening IntraNext Consulting which specializes in the development and integration of database systems for on-line and mobile applications.

For over 20 years Ryan has also worked with the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) to manage their IT requirements, and more specifically, manage the data, controls, and processes for their Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) program.

Ryan helped create the initial World Car Awards voting process, and continues to enhance the digital tools to simplify and streamline the entire voting process for the WCA jurors. Ryan now also administers all aspects of the World Car Awards and Women's Worldwide Car of the Year programs, overseeing the Association, Steering Committees, and milestones of both programs.