Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast and media technology sector, is pleased to announce the global cohort for 2025. The initiative spans the UK, Europe, ANZ, APAC and India, as well as North America, aligning with Rise s mission of fostering inclusivity and diversity in the industry on a global scale. The 2025 edition of the programme includes over 100 carefully selected mentee-mentor pairings, with the North America pairings yet to be announced.
Acceptance to the programme grants participants a range of exciting benefits including face-to-face networking events, workshops and seminars. Additionally, each mentee benefits from a minimum of two hours of monthly, personalised guidance from their mentor.
During the six-month long programme, each regional cohort will follow a varied agenda with several shared sessions, with the incorporation of tailored enhancements to ensure its relevance to the unique dynamics of the local territory.
This valuable scheme is made possible due the incredible support from industry sponsors for 2025 including: ITV, BBC Studios, Arqiva, Red Bee Media, Grass Valley, Vizrt, Ross Video, Clear-Com, CGI, PixitMedia, Channel 4 and Sky.
Carla Maroussas, Programme Mentoring Manager at Rise, stated: I am excited to announce this year's new mentee-mentor pairings in our mentoring programme. Following the inspiring success of past participants, we have brought together a truly global group of mentees, reflecting our strong commitment to inclusivity and diversity. We can't wait to see how they grow, thrive, and advance their careers in the months ahead!
Deborah Cross, Business Manager at Rise, said: "The Rise Mentoring Programme is now a global initiative designed to empower and develop incredible female talent within broadcast and media. We don't just see the participants develop personally, they also become future leaders and innovators, ultimately making the whole industry more diverse and vibrant! It is an honour to be part of such a wonderful initiative and I'm incredibly excited to see the positive impact it will have on both the mentors and mentees of our 2025 cohort!"
The mentor and mentee pairings for the 2025 global programme are as follows:
UK Mentor and Mentee Pairings:
Abi Duck, Media Planning Executive, AMC Networks will be mentored by Neave Spikings, Senior Systems Engineer, dB Broadcast
Amanda Mandiki, Design Engineer Professional, BT will be mentored by Angelica Stephenson, Head of Product - Sky Business, Sky
Donjeta Geci, Senior Bid and Project Manager, Sony Europe will be mentored by Heidi Shakespear, CEO, Menmon
April Thompson, MCR Specialist - Service Delivery, Encompass Digital will be mentored by Jessica Horst, BBC International News | Service Development & Delivery Manager (Playout), BBC Studios
Beata Kuczynaska, VOD Operations Project Lead, Warner Bros. Discovery will be mentored by Paul Davies, Head of Marketing, Yospace
Alex Grzesista, Delivery Lead, AdSignal will be mentored by Abigail Hughes, Director of Global Partnerships, ITV Studios
Caroline Madeira, Planning Supervisor - Technical Lead, Vubiquity will be mentored by Charlotte Layton, Co-founder and CCO, Tanooki Technologies and Racoon
Ceri Greenwell, Studio Manager, OU Northampton will be mentored by Alex Redfern, CTO, EVS Broadcast
Chloe Schuil-Brewer, Associate Broadcast Support Engineer SME in IP and Controlsystems, Sky will be mentored by Sue Farrell, Broadcast Engineering Manager, Channel 4
Colleen Relle, Multiskilled Technical Operator - Floor Manager, BBC will be mentored by Kirstyan Scarborough, VP, Broadcast Services, APAC & EMEA, Encompass
Gemma McGuillion, Senior Manager of Access Services, Sky will be mentored by Natascha Cadle, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Envy Post Production
Georgia Harris-Everitt, Group Head of Marketing / C-Founder / Event Manager, 5 Values will be mentored by Anna-Louise Buick, Director, Platform Communications
Hannah Leigh, Project Manager, RedBee Media will be mentored by Alex Coakley, Commercial & Strategy Consultant, AJC Media
Irene Munroe Lopez, Multi-skilled Operator - Vision, Vivid Broadcast will be mentored by Thalia Crone, Global Head of Media Supply Chain Operations, Warner Bros. Discovery
Joanna Browne, Senior Manager - Metadata Services, Warner Bros. Discovery will be mentored by Catriona Tate, Sales Director, UK & EMEA, Accedo
Bina Mistry, Revenue Operations Manager, Deltatre will be mentored by Fran Burnham, Chief Revenue Officer, Base Media Cloud
Kate Batten, Sound Engineer, Plus4Audio will be mentored by Sara Shepherd, Head of Transmission, BBC Distribution
Kate Horlor, Development Coordinator / Assistant Producer, BBC Studios will be mentored by Gabby Redfern, Group Director Content Services, Sky
Lauren Carter Jones, Head of Events Marketing, MBI will be mentored by Barney McDonald, Co Founder, Waldo
Mia Kofaed - Kristians, Studio Coordinator, Picture Shop will be mentored by Jenny King, Head of Technical Production, ITN
Milena Cave, Head of Production, The Farm will be mentored by Laurissa Yeung Shea, Application Owner, Warner Bros. Discovery
Monica Goyal, Product Professional, BT will be mentored by Ben Davenport, Partner, The Hive Group
Patrycia Foltynowicz, Camera Assistant / Junior Camera Op, Limitless will be mentored by Dom Foulkes, Online Engineering Manager, Channel 4
Rachel Ellis, Project Manager, dB Broadcast will be mentored by Jackie Howes, Director of Media Infrastructure Architecture, Warner Bros. Discovery
Rebecca Bray, Broadcast Engineer, ATP will be mentored by Stephen Tallamy, Principal Engineer, Lego
Rio Gayle, Producer, Flight Story Studios will be mentored by Natalina Manni, Publisher Operations Globally, TikTok
Sadie Thomas, Sales Manager, SVG will be mentored by Katie Colledge, Founder, Clapper Communications
Sand
Most recent headlines
06/10/2025
France T l visions, France's leading broadcaster, has received the 2025 EBU ...
04/09/2025
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), in collaboration with Dalet, has been a...
20/06/2025
(L-R) Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Shoshannah Stern attend the 2025 Sundance ...
20/06/2025
Ignite Lab Will Kick Off a Year of Opportunities for Emerging Filmmakers Ages 18 to 25 Marking the Program's 10th Year...
20/06/2025
Zackary Drucker attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Enigma at the Egyptian Theatre on January 28, 2025, in Park City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walk...
20/06/2025
In just a few days, the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm begins. Glastonbury, the legen...
20/06/2025
Hit, run, oh sh#t: NITV and SBS get RECKLESS with filming underway in Western Au...
20/06/2025
Pixellot, the world's largest streamer of sports video - transforming three million annual hours of gameplay into personal stories of individual success - t...
20/06/2025
Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast and media technology sector, is pleased to announce the global cohort for 2025. The...
20/06/2025
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZBNI/ZOE TV), a valued customer of PlayBox Neo for over a decade, has further solidified its position among global television ne...
20/06/2025
Combines physical modelling with AM & granular synthesis
Developed in collaboration with composer and transmedia artist Gadi Sassoon, Physical Audio's n...
20/06/2025
Free Soundbox expansion pack announced
Following on from the success of their debut expansion packs for Audiomodern's free MPE-enabled Soundbox software...
20/06/2025
WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau has issued a public notice seeking comments on national broadcast ownership caps, a move tha...
20/06/2025
Feeling Unlimited, Part 1: Athletes Unlimited Softball League Deploys Remote Pro...
20/06/2025
A True Test? Cricket's Growth on the Global Stage and the Role Broadcast Can...
20/06/2025
Sky Sports goes large for the British & Irish Lions Tour with AR graphics, UHD a...
20/06/2025
ESPN's Men's College World Series Finals Coverage Combines Innovation, L...
20/06/2025
Back to All News
Turn Your Netflix to "Fool" Volume: Vir Das Drops a New Special on July 18!
Entertainment
20 June 2025
GlobalIndia
Link copied to clipboar...
19/06/2025
On Wednesday, Spotify and Miley Cyrus tangoed in Paris during an unforgettable e...
19/06/2025
eds3_5_jq(document).ready(function($) { $(#eds_sliderM519).chameleonSlider_2_1({...
19/06/2025
May 2025 was a month packed with events that captivated viewers, from the presidential campaign in Poland to the international Eurovision Song Contest. It's...
19/06/2025
During May, streaming's share of TV viewing in Mexico showed a slight decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to the previous month, accounting for 23.5%...
19/06/2025
Combines octave-up and octave-down effects
Described as a dual octave engine, the latest release from Fuse Audio Labs combines octave-down and octave-up eff...
19/06/2025
BRUSSELS Mediagenix, a provider of smart content solutions, has announced that it has been selected to supply global broadcaster France M dias Monde (FMM) with ...
19/06/2025
NEW YORK Charter's Spectrum Reach advertising sales division has promoted Dan Callahan to senior vice president and chief revenue officer. He succeeds Jason...
19/06/2025
HACKENSACK, N.J. The European News Exchange (ENEX) added an ad hoc channel to LiveU's Matrix cloud-native IP video distribution platform, used for the first...
19/06/2025
Avid today announced an extended agreement with Amazon MGM Studios to integrate Avid's industry-leading creative tools, Media Composer and Avid NEXIS , on...
19/06/2025
Telestream, a global leader in media workflow technologies, today introduced key innovations in the newest version of Telestream Qualify, a cloud-native quality...
19/06/2025
Limecraft, a leading provider of cloud-based production and delivery tools for the media and entertainment industry, today announced the general availability of...
19/06/2025
Grass Valley, the media and entertainment industry's leading technology innovator, today announced a significant advancement in Greek media production: the ...
19/06/2025
Linear, Live Sports and Playout Origination from Globecast's Newest Facility in Westlake Village, CA
Globecast, the leading provider of broadcast, media an...
19/06/2025
Cobalt Digital, the leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning signal processing products and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, is pleased...
19/06/2025
Lightware Visual Engineering, a pioneer in signal management, has begun rolling out paper-only packaging for its flagship products, heralding another important ...
19/06/2025
Mediagenix, a global leader in smart content solutions to profitably connect the right content to the right audience, today announces that it has been selected ...
19/06/2025
HighField AI, the industry's first multimodal, agentic AI solution purpose-built for broadcast newsrooms, today announced its integration with CGI OpenMedia...
19/06/2025
Amino, a global leader in enterprise video and digital signage technology, today announced that its flagship media player, the H200W with Orchestrate, has been ...
19/06/2025
News agency ENEX, a long-term LiveU customer, has expanded its use of LiveU's Matrix cloud-native IP video distribution platform with the addition of an ad ...
19/06/2025
Broadcast Solutions, one of Europe's largest media systems integration groups, has completed a remarkable project to create an extensive infrastructure at A...
19/06/2025
Relo Metrics and VideoAmp today announced the official launch of Total Sports Performance, a next-generation measurement and attribution solution purpose-built ...
19/06/2025
In today's connected world, constituents expect real-time access to live government proceedings. In the last decade, governments worldwide have responded by...
19/06/2025
Latest entry-level sample library announced
VSL have just announced the launch of Fazioli F308 Essentials, a new, packed-down version of their library Synch...
19/06/2025
Chelsey Green Makes History as Recording Academy Board Chair The violinist, violist, vocalist, and Berklee professor is the first Black woman and youngest per...
19/06/2025
SVG Rewind: PGA Tour Introduces Drone AR Smart Tracing, Reflects on Winning Geor...
19/06/2025
Back to All News
A Father. Two Kids. And the Videos She Left Behind. Catalog to...
19/06/2025
Designed for multipurpose land and maritime use, the Thuraya Mobile Broadband Ho...
19/06/2025
Fizzy peaches, banana millions, peach hearts? Or, put it another way: creative, marketing, digital? ICG was among the exhibitors at the Northern Marketing Festi...
19/06/2025
Fox Corporation Acquires Caliente TV in Mexico FOX Expands its Sports Broadcasting Footprint in Mexico with the Acquisition of a Market Leading Streaming Chan...
19/06/2025
Apple presents Big Man, a new short film shot on iPhone 16 Pro, produced in association with Somesuch and #Merky Films, directed by Academy Award-winning direct...
Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast and media technology sector, is pleased to announce the global cohort for 2025. The initiative spans the UK, Europe, ANZ, APAC and India, as well as North America, aligning with Rise s mission of fostering inclusivity and diversity in the industry on a global scale. The 2025 edition of the programme includes over 100 carefully selected mentee-mentor pairings, with the North America pairings yet to be announced. 
