Annual Rise Awards celebrate the outstanding women working in the media technology industry
By Jenny Priestley
Published: December 1, 2022
Annual Rise Awards celebrate the outstanding women working in the media technology industry
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Advocacy group Rise has announced the winners of its annual awards, celebrating the work of women within the media technology industry.
The awards were presented at a special ceremony at BT Sport's studios in London, and streamed globally on YouTube.
This year, Rise introduced three new awards; Ally, Business Operations and Project Management or Delivery.
The winners included:
Ally: Fernando K fer, disguise
Business: Nyema Zam, Samuh Mediatech
Business operations: Jane Sung, Cinedeck
Company award for investment in women: Deluxe
Influencer: Sarah Essoof, Engage Digital Partners
Marketer/PR: Lauren Carter-Jones, Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Product innovation: Floriane Magera, EVS
Project management or delivery: Chrissie Collins, EMG
Production support engineer: Markela Deverikou, NEP UK
R&D engineer: Jigyasa Grover, Twitter
Rising Star: Maddie Holmes, EMG
Sales: Sandra Hernandez, Ross Video
Student of the Year: Kai Randles, Global Academy
Technical operations: Pippa Windus, Telstra Broadcast Services
Rise's Woman of the Year Award was presented to the previously announced Daniella Weigner, co-founder and MD at Cinegy, while Mitzi Dominguez, CEO, Clear-Com, received a Special Recognition Award for her continued determination and commitment to creating a more diverse and supportive environment for women in our industry.
Sadie Groom, founder and co-director, Rise, said 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.
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Annual Rise Awards celebrate the outstanding women working in the media technology industry
