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Rise Awards 2024 nominations announced

The awards recognise women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the industry

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

MainStreaming
80six
BT Media & Broadcast
TMT Insights

Woman of the Year Award | Sponsored by Zixi

This special award will be chosen by the Rise Advisory Board and is open to any woman from across the sector and at any level. The Award is for an extraordinary and inspirational woman who has made a significant contribution within her field and to the industry at large.