In its fifth year, the Awards received triple the amount of applications from all over the World –
London, UK, 18 September 2023 – Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, is pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Rise Awards, which was first revealed at IBC2023.
With over 300 nominations from across the globe, the shortlist judges saw a stellar selection of women, men and companies across a variety of roles, including Business, R&D Engineers, Production Support, Product Innovation, Marketer/PR, Rising Star, Sales and Technical Operations. The Woman of the Year, sponsored by Zixi, is chosen by the Rise Advisory Board and will be announced at the ceremony. The Student of the Year, sponsored by SMPTE, shortlist will be announced in October 2023.
In partnership with Sky and EMG, the awards ceremony will be held on the 7th November at Troxy in London and streamed live. Also bringing the global event to life will be Cuescript, providing the teleprompting.
Rise Founder, Sadie Groom, said: “We were overwhelmed by the response we had in the fifth year of Rise Awards, with triple the amount of applications we have had in the past. We are grateful for everyone who submitted an entry on the inspiring women in their workplaces and extend big congratulations to all those shortlisted. We all look forward to celebrating amazing women and diversity allies at the 7th of November.”
The shortlist for the 2023 Rise Awards is as follows:
Technical Operations Award – Sponsored by NEP
Ale Gonzalez Galartza – Farmerswife
Bridget Young – Evolutions
Pilar Grandos – Dazn
Morag McIntosh – BBC
Sandy Isnard – Telstra Broadcast Services
Sarah Adams – Sky
Product Innovation Award – Sponsored by Clear-Com
Anais Painchant – Ateme
Hitomi Hamaba – Sony
Kaia Tufteland – Dazn
Kate Vardy & Anna Holligan – The Bike Bureau
Sabine Farnes – Bedrock Streaming
Saskia Hook – Warner Bros Discovery
Teresa Demel – Adobe
Marketing Award
Amber Burke – Clear-Com
Doris Retfalvi – Disguise
Emily Pryor – Base Media Cloud
Leanne Tomlin – Perifery
Lizzie Lawrence – M2a Media
Zoe Mumba – Bitmovin
Influencer Award
Anita Erskine – AE Media
Carina Schoo – Pixotope
Carolyn Giardina – Hollywood Reporter
Chloe Britton – Moov
Laura Davis – The Crewing Company
Niki Whittle – Moov
Ria Hebden – Wonder Woman
Production Support Engineer Award
Anna Masko – Moov
Emily Bergun – Sky
Kathleen Gray – NEP
Suzanne Sharmann – Singular Live
Zoe Mendelson – Sky
Business Leader Award – Sponsored by LiveU
Charlotte Layton – Racoon Post
Claire Wilkie – Limitless Broadcast
Hannah Barnhardt – TMT Insights
Idunn Sofie Riise – Zille Media
Rebekah Wilson – Source Elements
Shannan Louis – Fatbelly VFX
Sales Award
Alexandra Giusto – Zixi
Helen Jeffrey – NEP Connect
Katri Sillaste – TV3 Group Estonia
Melissa Davis – Evertz
Stacey Moorcroft – Ross Video
Student of the Year Award – Sponsored by SMPTE
Esme Murphy – Global Academy
Jess Mcmahon – Global Academy
Nikoletta Kallipoliti – Marketing Intern
Rochelle Karabulut – Global Academy
Sophie Humphrey – Solent University
Rising Star Award – Sponsored by Harmonic
Eileen Kennedy-Macdonald – Ross Video
Emily Bergun – Sky
Hollie Keen – BT Media & Broadcast
Holly Choules – Zest 4 Tv
Jeremina Akrofi-Daniels – Nep Bow Tie
Lauryn Fuller – Moov
Ray Kasprzyk – Evertz
Shola Russell – EMG
Sophie Kreeshaw – Sky
R&D Engineer Award – Sponsored by ROSS
Caileen Dolan – Ross Video
Francesca Pieri – Red Bee Media
Manassa Vemulapati – Sky Uk
Natalia Lira – Accedo
Sailaja Vaddadi – Red Bee Media
Swetha Sidhar – BSI/NEP
Ally of the Year Award – Sponsored by Vizrt
Adam Tilbury-Eld – Ovyo
Kieran Farr – Bitmovin
Philip Farnha – Accedo
Rich Welsh – Deluxe Media
Rohan Mitchell – EMG
Business Operations Award – Sponsored by Telestream
Amanda Wall – Vitac
Crystal Pham – TPN
Fauzia Mulla Stanyard – Arqiva
Joanne Lewis – Ross Video
Kahlead Webb – Gravity Media
Pernialla Wraneus – Accedo
Tami Hoffman – ITN
Project Management or Delivery Award – Sponsored by ES Broadcast
Abi Hemingway – Jackshoot
Amber Barnett – Ross Video
Meghan Londhe – Magnifi
Nikki Perugini – Accedo
Rachel Baldwin – BBC Technology Group
Rachel Deas – Red Bee Media
Sylviane Lecomte – Bedrock Streaming
Company Award for Investment in Women – Sponsored by Disguise
Accedo
Adobe
Disguise
Newsbridge
Pixotope
For more information about Rise and the Awards, please visit here: https://risewib.com/awards-call-for-entries-2023/
About Rise:
Rise was formed in 2017 to support and promote women working in the non-craft part of the broadcast media technology industry in operations, engineering, sales, marketing and business. Since its conception, Rise has grown to become a global network hosting events at Broadcast Asia, IBC and NAB. In Spring 2019, Rise won the National Women’s Mentoring Award at the National Mentoring Awards.
Rise’s six-month mentoring programme is designed to support women working in, or aspiring to work in, the UK’s broadcast technology sector. Its mission is to raise the profile of women within the sector, to encourage younger women to join or feel that they can progress and break the glass ceiling, to work with manufacturers to highlight the issues and help them to promote a diverse workforce, as well as to work with industry associations to gain traction and give credence, and to become a platform for smaller groups or individuals wanting to promote female diversity and to support groups promoting other diversities.
Website – www.risewib.com
Follow Rise on Twitter – @Rise_WIB
