More than 250 company attended the in-person occasion, held in partnership with BT Sport and Timeline Television. The ceremony was additionally streamed globally on Rise’s YouTube channel.

Over 300 nominations had been acquired from across the globe, highlighting the skills and achievements of girls working in a wide range of media expertise roles. This yr, Rise launched three new awards; Ally, Business Operations and Project Management or Delivery.

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The Woman of the Year Award, sponsored by Zixi, was introduced earlier than the occasion. The winner, Daniella Weigner, co-founder and managing director of Cinegy GmbH, was honoured for vital contribution inside her area and her work to assist Cinegy’s employees and their family members severely impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.

A Special Recognition Award was introduced to Mitzi Dominguez, CEO of Clear-Com and President, HME on the ceremony for her continued dedication and dedication to making a extra numerous and supportive atmosphere for girls in our business.

Andy Beale, co-founder of Rise Up Academy and head of engineering and innovation at BT Sport, mentioned: “The Rise Awards shine an important light on the invaluable contributions made by women in the industry, and serve to inspire younger women as we move towards a more gender balanced workforce.”

Daniel McDonnell, CEO of Timeline TV, mentioned: “We are proud to co-host this year’s Rise Awards, honouring remarkable women for their work in the broadcast media technology sector and celebrating their outstanding achievements.”

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Sadie Groom, founder and co-director, Rise, added: “A big warm congratulations to all of our winners and those shortlisted for this year’s awards ceremony. The calibre of talented women in our industry from across the globe is truly extraordinary and it was wonderful to celebrate the achievements of so many inspirational women at this amazing ceremony.”

Rise was fashioned in 2017 to assist and promote ladies working within the non-craft a part of the printed business in operations, engineering, gross sales, advertising and enterprise. Since its conception, Rise has grown to turn into a worldwide community internet hosting occasions at Broadcast Asia, IBC and NAB. In Spring 2019, Rise received the National Women’s Mentoring Award on the National Mentoring Awards.

2022 Rise Award winners (in daring), and people shortlisted, are:

Ally, sponsored by Vizrt

• Fernando Küfer, disguise – WINNER
• Ian Wagdin, BBC R&D
• Kike Garcia Gil, Source Elements
• Kris Langbridge, Amazon Web Services
• Shola Aminu, DAZN

Business, sponsored by Live U

• Nyema Zam, Samuh Mediatech – WINNER
• Bleuenn Le Goffic, Accedo
• Camilla James, Techex
• Daniella Weigner, Cinegy
• Heather Dower, Hotdrop
• Jade Kurian, latakoo
• Mitzi Dominguez, Clear-Com

Business Operations, sponsored by Christy Media Solutions

• Jane Sung, Cinedeck – WINNER
• Amanda Wall, Take 1
• Lainey Scott-Campbell, Red Bee Media
• Madeline LaRue, Deluxe
• Shivani Kochhar, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Swapna Nadkarni, Deluxe Entertainment Distribution India Pvt