Rise has announced the nominations for its 2024 Rise Awards.
The advocacy group for women in the broadcast media technology sector will hold its annual event at Troxy in London on Tuesday 19th November.
The awards recognise women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the industry with judges looking for exceptional achievement and positive impacts across a range of categories.
This year’s nominees are:
Technical Operations Award | Sponsored by Vizrt
April Ha, Encompass Digital Media
Gina McClifty, Double Take Sports
Julie Mulvihill, Ross Video
Kala Tully, Picture Shop
Kate Dickerson, EMG Connectivity
Megan Andrews, BBC
Weronika Kolodziej, Deluxe
Product Innovation Award | Sponsored by Clear-Com
Anita Westman, Evertz
Kristie Fung, TMT Insights
Melissa Davanzo, Paramount Global
Payal Gilda, Magnifi
Tanya Daley-Antoine, Endeavor Streaming
Business Operations Award
Kahleah Webb, EMG/Gravity Media
Marsha Garner, Evertz
Thamizh Selvi, Synamedia
Victoria Tuzova, Elecard
Student of the Year Award | Sponsored by SMPTE
Amy Woods
Emma Schug
Irene Muñoz López
Sigrid Svae
Tia Shenton
Marketing Award
Carlie Bonavia & Gisele Santos, Moments Lab
Clare Butler, Grabyo
Jesse Humphrey, Diversified
Leanne Tomlin, Perifery
R&D Engineer Award | Sponsored by Red Bee Media
Amy Rajaonson, France Télévisions
Avigail Camon, LiveU
Dagmar Driesnack, Rohde & Schwartz
Karen Troiano, Agile Content
Advocate of the Year Award
Andy Shenkler, TMT Insights
Ben Wickham, Sky
Keith Frost, Arqiva
Scott Kerr, Sky
Thomas Pearson, Bitmovin
Mark Wynter, Picture Shop
Influencer Award | Sponsored by Disguise
Jenny Priestley, TVBEurope
Lucy Trang Nguyen, Accedo
Nakiesha Koss, Adobe
Natasha Jones, BT Media & Broadcast
Project Management or Delivery Award | Sponsored by Iron Mountain Media & Archive Services
Bobby Warner, BT Media & Broadcast
Gaylen Clutter, Evertz
Kate Mackenzie-Doyle, Arqiva
Rhona Keegan, EMG/Gravity Media
Roisi Proven, Ad Signal
Sarah Donoghue, Sky
Sales Award | Sponsored by Perifery
Misaki Nagaya, CNNI
Paloma Santucci, Accedo
Yvonne Picken, BT Media & Broadcast
Radhika Vora, Prime Focus Technologies
Production Support Engineer Award | Sponsored by Riedel Communications
Brittany MacRae, dock10
Jen Patterson, EMG/Gravity Media
Lucy Moore, Hotcam
Najua Ojeil, LiveU
Selina Walton, NEP Australia
Rising Star Award | Sponsored by Harmonic
Charlotte Mills, Hotcam
Louise Jones, Warner Bros Discovery
Rebecca Jackson, Caretta Research
Siri Berntsen, Irdeto
Zoe Zropf, Double Take Sports
Business Leader Award
Dara Urquhart, Red Bee Media
Terri Davies, Trusted Partner Network
Mardhiah Nasir, IPSB Technology
Company Award for Investment in Women | Sponsored by Ross Video
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