The National Media Awards Foundation congratulates this year’s recipient of the B2B Leadership Award, Nino Di Cara. This award recognizes outstanding career achievement in B2B media and is the highest individual honour the National Magazine Awards: B2B can bestow.
Publisher Nino Di Cara is the founder of Electric Autonomy Canada, a media and events company reporting on Canada’s transition to electric vehicles and the future of mobility. In the six years since the company was founded, Nino and his seven-person team have created a key resource for the industry they serve, with a website that includes original journalism and data tracking on EV sales and incentives, as well as a full suite of widely attended annual events. Nino has made significant strides in promoting environmental sustainability, and his dedication to this cause is evident in the platform’s rapid growth and the extensive reach it has achieved in such a short period.
— NMA: B2B Jury
More About Nino
Nino Di Cara is the Founder and President of Electric Autonomy Canada, a pioneering business-to-business media and events company dedicated to accelerating the transition to zero-emission transportation. Under Nino’s leadership—and with the support of an outstanding team—Electric Autonomy has become a leading platform delivering original journalism, industry intelligence, and strategic networking opportunities for business and government leaders shaping the electric vehicle ecosystem. Since the company’s launch in 2019, its reporting has attracted more than two million users.
With a background in media, marketing communications, and entrepreneurship, Nino has built a national platform with a reputation for quality journalism, effective educational tools, and impactful events and initiatives. These include the EV & Charging Expo—Canada’s largest electrification event for business and government professionals focused on EV adoption and charging infrastructure.
A passionate believer in electrification and the benefits it brings to Canadian society and the economy, Nino is a trusted connector across public and private sectors, helping organizations navigate and lead through the electrification transition. He is regularly sought after for comment by media outlets including Global News, CBC, Fast Company, The Globe and Mail, and others.
Nino is a past president of the National Media Awards Foundation and the recipient of the EV Society’s 2020 Howard Hutt Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Electric Transportation.
Nino’s understanding of the critical need for a B2B publication dedicated to covering the electrification of transportation has put essential and society-changing information into the hands of politicians and decision-makers and on the desks of countless C-Suite officers. Nino has changed the media landscape in Canada by working relentlessly to build Electric Autonomy into a vital and respected news source. He provides a daily public service to individuals and businesses across Canada.
—Emma Jarratt, Executive Editor of Electric Autonomy Canada
A reminder that we’ll be announcing the nominees for the 2025 National Magazine Awards: B2B next Tuesday, April 22, starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT.