
Annual awards celebrate inspirational women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the global broadcast media technology industry
By Jenny Priestley
Published: November 8, 2023 Updated: November 14, 2023
Annual awards celebrate inspirational women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the global broadcast media technology industry
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Advocacy group Rise has announced the winners of its annual award celebrating inspirational women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the global broadcast media technology industry.
The organisation said it received over 400 nominations from around the globe, citing the talents and achievements of inspirational women working in a variety of media and broadcast technology roles.
This year's winners are:
Technical Operations Award Sponsored by NEP: Morag McIntosh, design director, studio automation, BBC
Product Innovation Award Sponsored by Clear-Com: Kate Vandy and Anna Holligan, BBC senior journalist and BBC foreign correspondent, The Bike Bureau
Business Operations Award Sponsored by Telestream: Amanda Wall, director of operations, VITAC
Student of the Year Award Sponsored by SMPTE: Sophie Humphrey, Solent University
Marketing and PR Award Sponsored by Deluxe Media: Doris Retfalvi, product marketing manager, disguise
R&D Engineer Award Sponsored by Ross Video: Swetha Sridhar, software application engineer, BSI/NEP
The Ally Award Sponsored by Vizrt: Adam Tilbury-Eld, co-founder and chief growth officer, OVYO, and Richard Welsh, senior vice president innovation, Deluxe Media
The Influencer Award Sponsored by disguise: Carina Schoo, education programme manager, Pixotope
Project Management or Delivery Sponsored by ES Broadcast: Rachel Baldwin, head of programme and project delivery, BBC Technology Group
Sales Award: Melissa Davis, regional director of sales, Evertz
Production Support Engineer Award Sponsored by Riedel: Zoe Mendels n, technical supervisor, Sky
Rising Star Award Sponsored by Harmonic: Hollie Keen, product professional, BT Media & Broadcast
Business Leader Award Sponsored by LiveU: Hannah Barnhardt, COO and co-founder, TMT Insights
The Company Award for Investment in Women Sponsored by Red Bee Media: Pixotope
The Rise Special Recognition Award: Claire Wilkie, founder and managing director, Limitless Broadcast
Woman of the Year Sponsored by Zixi: Barbara Slater, director of sport, BBC
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