In recognition of their outstanding contributions to the IEC, six technical experts in the IEC community have been awarded the prestigious Thomas A. Edison Award.
Created in 2010, the Award recognizes exceptional achievement, dedicated service and significant contributions to the IEC by officers in IEC technical committees and subcommittees as well as officers of the IEC Conformity Assessment Systems.
This years winners are:
Nadine Bravais, Chair TC 23
Heiko Englert, Secretary TC 57
Joseph Harding, Secretary TC 116
Hans-Gerd Kaiser, Chair SC 34D
Peter Thurnherr, Chair IECEx ExSFC
Shigeru Tomita, Secretary SC 86B
The awards were announced officially today during the IEC General Meeting held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nadine Bravais Nadine Bravais has served as Chair of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, since May 2016.
She has been responsible for setting up active collaboration in the field of smart buildings with a number of other TCs such as TC 72 for automatic electric controls, and TC 34 for lighting, that resulted in a joint advisory group.
She has also made a significant contribution to the development of standards for energy management systems (HBES/BACS) and switches and socket outlets, combining her deep technical knowledge with her extensive experience in standardization.
Nadine Bravais actively promotes the SDGs in her standardization work and provides visibility to women, working to improve gender equality and women empowerment within working groups and the standards themselves.
Heiko Englert Heiko Englert has been the Secretary of IEC TC 57, Power systems management and associated information exchange, for over 15 years. His efforts have been instrumental in driving the evolution of smart grid standards since 2010, spearheading the introduction of innovative concepts such as data models, as well as digital twins in smart grids. He championed the establishment of a database for the IEC 61850 series of standards for communication networks and systems for power utility automation which enabled swifter development of new standards and easier maintenance of existing ones.
He has made significant contributions to strategic standardization, notably through the creation of the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM), which stands as the premier architecture model for system standardization in smart grids. SGAM has since found applications beyond its original scope, influencing other technical committees and systems such as Industry 4.0 and Smart Home.
Joseph Harding Joseph Harding has served as the Secretary of IEC TC 116, Safety of motor-operated electric tools, since 2011.
His electrical engineering and overall technical background along with the understanding of the products in the power tool industry has helped enormously during the drafting process of the IEC standards to issue high-quality product safety standards in a timely manner. Under his tenure of office more than 40 new IEC Standards have been successfully published by TC 116.
Joseph Harding has been actively involved in a number of working groups and ad hoc groups as well as facilitating the involvement of regional standards organizations such as CENELEC, ANSI, UL and CSA to ensure joint adoption of the standards.
Hans-Gerd Kaiser Hans-Gerd Kaiser has been Chair of IEC SC 34D, Luminaires, since 2019 and a valued member of IEC TC 34, Lighting, its subcommittees and many of its working groups since 1997. Within SC 34D, Hans-Gerd has also taken on a key leadership role as Convenor of the working group for Lumex.
His significant expertise and contributions have been instrumental in the development of the 10th edition of IEC 60598-1, Luminaires - General requirements and tests, which was published this year.
In addition to his contributions within the IEC, Hans-Gerd is an outstanding ambassador for standardization and promotes the understanding and application of standards in national and European professional associations. He has led numerous CENELEC projects for the direct adoption of IEC SC 34D standards in Europe.
In addition, Hans-Gerd generously passes on his knowledge and experience by actively guiding the next generation of engineers and standardization experts.
Peter Thurnherr Peter Thurnherr is the Chair of the IECEx Certified Services Scheme Committee (IECEx ExSFC). For more than 30 years he has also been an active expert within IEC TC 31, Equipment for explosive atmospheres, for which he is convenor of various TC 31 and SC 31J working groups and maintenance teams, notably that of MT 60079-14 covering safety of Ex installations. Peter is also a long standing member of the IECEx Executive, and previously completed two terms (six years) as Chair of the IECEx Personnel Certification Committee (IECEx ExPCC).
Peter Thurnherr has participated in numerous international conferences, representing IEC Standardization and Conformity Assessment, including the 2024 IECEx International Hydrogen Conference, held in Singapore as a partnered event with ISO, IRENA, UNECE, Hydrogen Council.
He is also a previous recipient of the IEC 1906 Award.
Shigeru Tomita Shigeru Tomita has served as the Secretary of IEC SC 86B, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components, for nearly nine years, during which he has led the development of 79 standards and 19 supplemental publications, as well as advising on the development of many others.
This includes five IEC standards related to multi-fibre push-on (MPO) connectors, contributing greatly to faster data processing in data centers
He also collaborated closely with ITU committees such as ITU-T SG 15, which covers similar technical areas to SC 86B, resulting in technical harmonization of related standards from both organizations.
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...
31/08/2025
Legrand | AV, a global specialist and industry leader in audiovisual solutions, returns to CEDIA Expo 2025, taking place Sept. 4-6 in Denver, with a powerful li...
31/08/2025
Global media technology company Backlight will unveil new capabilities in its Iconik, Wildmoka, and Zype product lines at IBC2025 (booth #1.D09), September 12 1...
30/08/2025
WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission has adopted its FY 2025 Regulatory Fees Order that establishes the regulatory fee rates for the broadcast stati...
29/08/2025
Australian Red Cross and SBS launch training to help workplaces in the fight aga...
29/08/2025
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sp...
29/08/2025
L3Harris Technologies has concentrated decades of expertise across the entire enterprise to develop affordable and reliable best-of-breed solutions to rapidly c...
29/08/2025
BURBANK, Calif. The CW Network and the Pac-12 Conference have announced a new media rights deal that will extend their broadcast partnership beginning with the ...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK Gracenote has released a new analysis of its global video dataset showing that the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14% from Q1 2025 and 76% since 2...
29/08/2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. Harmonic has announced a series of improvements to its live sports streaming solution that the company said will improve fan engagement, protec...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES Fox Corp. and YouTube TV last night announced a renewal of the full portfolio of Fox networks, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business...
29/08/2025
Budapest, Hungary, August 2025 - The integration of Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) with Lightware's Taurus universal matrix switchers delivers a new level of f...
29/08/2025
Frequency, the engine behind many of the world's best-known streaming television channels, today announced it will launch Studio Live, a next-generation uni...
29/08/2025
In an era when AI and cyber resilience are essential, Scality will mark the 10th anniversary of Scality Day on October 16, 2025 in Paris. This flagship global e...
29/08/2025
Disguise's In-House Creative and Technical Teams Pre-Visualised, Programmed and Delivered Content for the Experience, All Powered by EX 3+
Technology solu...
29/08/2025
Disguise will be demonstrating the latest workflows for TV, film and live events on a number of partner booths at the show
Disguise, the industry-leading tech...
29/08/2025
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Accedo will showcase Accedo Compose, its AI agent-powered modular orchestration layer that assists streaming providers in transitioning client...
29/08/2025
LOS ANGELES Cineverse has announced that it is working with Xperi to bring four of its streaming channels to automobiles for the first time as part of the DTS A...
29/08/2025
DALLAS & ATLANTA Gray Media has announced an agreement with the sports streaming service Victory+ to simulcast 17 Dallas Stars NHL games in 15 television market...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK AND CULVER CITY Comcast NBCUniversal and Amazon have announced new and extended distribution agreements that will expand the content available on their...
29/08/2025
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. RED Digital Cinema will feature its Cine-Broadcast Module supporting live broadcast workflows during IBC2025, Sept. 12-15, at the RAI Ams...
29/08/2025
29 Aug 2025
Kyivstar Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq Marking Landmark Listing and ...
29/08/2025
More than half of all NFL games live on Sky for the first timeFriday 29 August 2025
Sky Sports has announced a new three-year deal with the NFL, extending its ...
29/08/2025
Back to All News
RIV4LRIES: The Trailer of the New Series With Samuele Carrino ...
29/08/2025
Get ready for an inspiring and emotional insight into the world of competitive Irish dancing with My Story: Tomi Champion of the World airing on RT 2 this monda...
29/08/2025
RT has today announced that David McCullagh is to be the new presenter of RT Radio 1's flagship Today programme, which airs every weekday at 10am, replaci...
28/08/2025
By Kristin Feeley, Director, Documentary Film & Artist Programs
If you want to tell untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got ...
28/08/2025
Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, Sundance Institute-supported Amer...
28/08/2025
Corridos have been a cornerstone of M sica Mexicana for generations, telling stories rooted in everyday life. Now, a new chapter is taking shape: motivational c...
28/08/2025
Los corridos han sido un pilar de la M sica Mexicana durante generaciones, contando historias enraizadas en la vida cotidiana. Ahora, un nuevo cap tulo est tom...
28/08/2025
Earlier this month, we promised our Verano Forever party would bring the heat, a...
28/08/2025
L3Harris will provide the Polish F-16V fleet with the Viper Shield electronic warfare system as part of an upgrade program....
28/08/2025
Bilbao, August 26, 2025 - AgileTV, an international television and video technol...
28/08/2025
Ken Wilkinson is an Emmy Awards nominated New York audio engineer who specialises in production sound mixing for film, commercial, episodic and documentary work...
28/08/2025
NEW YORK FuboTV today announced that it will launch Fubo Sports, a skinny bundle that focuses on sports with a subscription price of $56 monthly....
28/08/2025
NEVADA City, Calif. At IBC2025, Sept. 12-15 at the RAI Amsterdam, Telestream will debut its new Global Ingest strategy, introducing a next-generation ingest arc...
28/08/2025
Dr. Rhoda Bernard Releases Groundbreaking Debut Book on Accessible Arts Educatio...
28/08/2025
TAG Video Systems, the leader in software-based IP end-to-end workflow monitoring, deep probing, and real-time visualization, has named Oliver Gappa as Sales Di...
28/08/2025
AI-based voice enhancement will be among a series of innovations making their IBC 2025 debut on the DHD stand B46 in Hall 8 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Cent...
28/08/2025
Telef nica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA), the leading system integrator and service provider in the media sector in Spain, with the support of Appear, the globa...
28/08/2025
To fully immerse sailing fans in the world's biggest offshore yacht race, production company, Optical Media turned to LiveU's On-site Production solutio...
28/08/2025
Working with Calrec on its most recent overhaul, radio and television broadcaster, WNED has migrated to a fully IP infrastructure with multiple Type R consoles,...
28/08/2025
Cleeng, the Subscriber Retention Management (SRM ) inventor, has unveiled Cleeng Pro, the first-ever direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscription management platform t...
28/08/2025
Zixi, the industry leader in live broadcast-quality video over IP, today announced that French media distribution platform OKAST has selected Zixi to enable rel...
28/08/2025
Solution offers a streamlined, speaker-free architecture to optimize integration with premium external loudspeakers and advanced loudness metering
Nixer Pro Au...
28/08/2025
Cinegy, the premier provider of software-defined television technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Vision One Touch Film Production Services L.L...
28/08/2025
Telestream, a global leader in media workflow technologies, will debut its new Global Ingest strategy at IBC2025, introducing a next-generation ingest architect...
28/08/2025
Tier 1 operator selects Broadpeak to power high-performance, unified CDN solution across Norway, Sweden and Finland
Broadpeak, a leader in streaming and moneti...
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to the IEC, six technical experts in the IEC community have been awarded the prestigious Thomas A. Edison Award.
