Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the media technology sector, is proud to announce the winners for the 2023 Rise Awards. At Troxy in London this evening, winners in fourteen categories were celebrated, Rise also presented a Special Recognition Award and the Rise Woman of the Year Award. More than 300 guests attended the sold-out event, to recognise the achievements of this year’s winners and nominees. The ceremony was also streamed globally on Rise’s YouTube channel.
Over 400 nominations were received from around the globe, citing the talents and achievements of inspirational women working in a variety of media and broadcast technology roles.
The winners of the 2023 Rise Awards, and those shortlisted, are:
Technical Operations Award – Sponsored by NEP
Winner: Morag McIntosh, Design Director, Studio Automation, BBC
- Shortlist:
- Ale Gonzalez Galartza, Senior Product Specialist, farmerswife
- Bridget Young, Operations Manager, Evolutions
- Pilar Granados, Global Workflow Operations Manager, DAZN
- Sandy Isnard, Video Solutions Architect, Telstra Broadcast Services
- Sarah Adams, Senior Technical Supervisor, Sky
Product Innovation Award – Sponsored by Clear-Com
Winner: Kate Vandy and Anna Holligan, BBC Senior Journalist and BBC Foreign Correspondent, The Bike Bureau
- Shortlist:
- Anais Painchault, VP Product Compression & Processing, Ateme
- Hitomi Hamaba, Head of Product, Sony
- Kaia Tufteland, Senior Technical Product Manager, DAZN
- Sabrine Farnes, Product Owner, Bedrock StreamingSet featured image
- Saskia Hook, Product Manager (Sports), WBD
- Teresa Demel, Principal Product Manager, Adobe
Business Operations Award – Sponsored by Telestream
Winner: Amanda Wall, Director of Operations, VITAC
- Shortlist:
- Crystel Pham, Vice President of Operations and Product Management, TPN
- Fauzia Mulla Stanyard, Director of Service Operations, Arqiva
- Joanne Lewis, Production Manager, Ross Video
- Kahleah Webb, Head of Operations, Gravity Media
- Pernilla Wraneus, VP Culture and People, Accedo
- Tami Hoffman, Director of News Distribution and Commercial Innovation, ITN
Student of the Year Award – Sponsored by SMPTE
Winner: Sophie Humphrey, Solent University
- Shortlist:
- Esme Murphy, Global Academy
- Jess McMahon, Global Academy
- Nikoleta Kallipoliti, Marketing Intern, Accedo
- Rochelle Karabulut, Global Academy
Marketing and PR Award – Sponsored by Deluxe Media
Winner: Doris Retfalvi, Product Marketing Manager, disguise
- Shortlist:
- Amber Burke, Communications Manager, Clear-Com
- Emily Pryor, Head of Marketing, Base Media Cloud
- Leanne Tomlin, Senior Marketing Manager, Perifery
- Lizzie Lawrence, Head of Marketing, M2A Media
- Zoe Mumba, Senior Manager PR & Communications, Bitmovin
R&D Engineer Award – Sponsored by Ross Video
Winner: Swetha Sridhar, Software Application Engineer, BSI/NEP
- Shortlist:
- Caileen Dolan, Software Developer, Ross Video
- Francesca Pieri, DevOps Developer, Red Bee Media
- Manasa Vemulapati, Performance Engineer, Sky UK
- Natalia Lira, Software Engineer, Accedo
- Sailaja Vaddadi, Software Architect, Red Bee Media
The Ally Award – Sponsored by Vizrt
- Joint Winners:
- Adam Tilbury-Eld, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, OVYO
- Rich Welsh, Senior Vice President Innovation, Deluxe Media
- Shortlist:
- Kieran Farr, Consultant
- Phillip Farinha, Director of People and Culture, North America, Accedo
- Rohan Mitchell, ESG Director, EMG
The Influencer Award – Sponsored by disguise
- Winner: Carina Schoo, Education Program Manager, Pixotope
- Shortlist:
- Anita Erskine, Executive Director, AE Media
- Carolyn Giardina, Technology Editor, Hollywood Reporter
- Chloe Britton, Talent Recruitment Manager, MOOV TV
- Laura Davis, Managing Director, The Crewing Company
- Niki Whittle, Business Development Director, MOOV TV
- Ria Hebden, CEO, Wonder Women
Project Management or Delivery – Sponsored by ES Broadcast
- Winner: Rachel Baldwin, Head of Programme & Project Delivery, BBC Technology Group
- Shortlist:
- Abi Hemingway, Managing Director, Jackshoot TV
- Amber Barnett, Senior Solutions Specialist (Sports & Live Events) Ross Video
- Meghna Londhe, Project Manager Digital Video Solutions, Magnifi
- Nikki Perugini, UX and Design Director, Accedo
- Rachel Deas, Programme Manager, Red Bee Media
- Sylviane Lecomte, VP of Growth and Solutions, Bedrock Streaming
Sales Award
- Winner: Melissa Davis, Regional Director of Sales, Evertz
- Shortlist:
- Alexandra Giusto, Senior Director, Strategic Accounts & Strategy, Zixi
- Helen Jeffrey, International Sales Director, NEP Connect
- Katri Sillaste, Commercial Director, TV3 Group Estonia
- Stacey Moorcroft, Director of Business Operations, Ross Video
Production Support Engineer Award – Sponsored by Riedel
- Winner: Zoe Mendelsön, Technical Supervisor, SKY
- Shortlist:
- Anna Masko, Senior Graphics Operator, MOOV TV
- Emily Bergun, Production Support Engineer, Sky
- Kathleen Gray, Senior Broadcast Engineer, NEP
- Suzanne Sharman, Production Artist, Singular.Live
Rising Star Award – Sponsored by Harmonic
- Winner: Hollie Keen, Product Professional, BT Media & Broadcast
- Shortlist:
- Eileen Kennedy-MacDonald, UX Researcher and Designer, Ross Video
- Emily Bergun, Associate Technical Specialist, Sky
- Jeremina Akrofi-Daniels, Multiskilled Operator, NEP Bow Tie
- Lauryn Fuller, Graphics Operator, MOOV TV
- Ray Kasprzyr, Product Specialist – Routers, Evertz
- Shola Russell, Productions Coordinator, EMG
- Sophie Kneeshaw, Associate Developer, Sky
- Holly Choules, Multi-Skilled Operator and Project Manager, Zest4TV
Business Leader Award – Sponsored by LiveU
- Winner: Hannah Barnhardt, COO & Co-Founder, TMT Insights
- Shortlist:
- Idunn Sofie Riise, Co- Founder & MD, Zille Media
- Rebekah Wilson, CEO & Technical Co-Founder, Source Elements
- Claire Wilkie, Founder, Limitless Broadcast
- Shannan Louis, Owner and Head of Studios, Fatbelly VFX
- Charlotte Layton, COO, Racoon Post
The Company Award for Investment in Women – Sponsored by Red Bee Media
- Pixotope – Winner
- Shortlist:
- Accedo
- Adobe
- disguise
- Newsbridge
The Rise Special Recognition Award
- Winner: Claire Wilkie, Founder and Managing Director, Limitless Broadcast
Woman of the Year – Sponsored by Zixi
- Winner: Barbara Slater, Director of Sport, BBC
The Woman of the Year award recognizes the inspirational role Barbara Slater has held in advancing gender diversity within the broadcast industry. She competed as an international gymnast and Olympian before joining the BBC as a trainee assistant producer in 1983. Throughout her impressive career at the BBC, she worked as Head of Production, and Head of General Sports, and was appointed as Director of Sport in April 2009. Barbara was awarded the OBE in 2014 for services to sports broadcasting, as well as many other awards during her career, including the Women in TV & Film Inspirational Women Prize in 2012, following the London Olympics which was the biggest sporting TV event in British broadcasting history. In her 14 years as Director of Sport, Barbara transformed BBC Sport and she became one of the most respected figures in the industry. Most notably, she changed attitudes to women’s sport, generating enthusiasm from fans and enhancing its broadcasting profile.
For more information about Rise and the Awards, please visit: https://risewib.com/
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