Rise, the gender diversity network for the media technology industry, has unveiled the shortlist for the annual Rise Awards, which take place on 18 November 2025.
Now in its sixth year, the awards take place at Troxy, London, to celebrate women, advocates, and companies in the media technology sector.
Channel 4’s Grace Boswood, Appear’s Daniella Grønne, Globecast’s Liz McParland, and Prime Focus Technologies’ Jyothi Nayak have all been shortlisted in the Business Leader category, sponsored by IBC.
This year, applications came from 21 countries, including New Zealand, Australia, Africa, India and Japan.
The winner of the Woman of the Year Award, decided by the Rise Advisory Boards, will reportedly be announced at a later date.
A Special Recognition Award will be revealed on the evening and given to a woman who has surpassed expectations or their commitment to the industry.
The shortlist for the 2025 Rise Awards is as follows:
Advocate, sponsored by Techex
Peter Bruce – d&b audiotechnik
Gareth Gordon – QTV
Scott Kerr – Sky
Levant Ozparlak – Irdeto
Business Leader, sponsored by IBC
Grace Boswood – Channel 4
Daniella Grønne – Appear
Liz McParland – Globecast
Jyothi Nayak – Prime Focus Technologies
Business Operations, sponsored by Encompass
Gamza Bakhishaliyeva – Memnon Archiving Services
Jen Edwards & Ranita James – Techex
Laura Martín-Moralejo – Warner Bros. Discovery
Inna Peda – Sony Europe
Company Award for Investment in Women, sponsored by Ross Video
Accedo
Channel 4
Civic Studios Productions
Limitless Broadcast
Influencer, sponsored by Disguise
Mirusha Jegatheeswaran – ITV
Amanda Mandiki – BT Group
Victoria Tuzova – Elecard
Marketing, sponsored by DCE Agency
Kimberly Brown, Matrox Video
Jo Mayer, IBC
Margot Ouali, Appear
Sara Seidel, Riedel
Product Innovation, sponsored by Clear-Com
Payal Gilda – Magnifi AI
Hitomi Hamaba – Sony
Bleuenn Legoffic – Accedo
Regina Poniridis – Caretta Research
Alba Vega Mulet – Media Distillery
Product Support Engineer, sponsored by appear
Chloe Schuil-Brewer – Sky UK
Dyuti Sheladiya – NEP Australia
Brittany Shoemake – Warner Bros. Discovery
Project Management Or Delivery (Vendor/Service Provider), sponsored by Globecast
Jane Lavineway – Irdeto
Hannah Robinson – dock10
Li Sun – Sony
Project Management Or Delivery, End User, sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery
Laura Christmas – Freelance
Alba Bernal Mateos – Olympic Broadcasting Services
Ania Piekutowska – Channel 4
Sarah Thornley – Sky UK
Elizabeth Withinshaw – Formula 1
R&D Engineer, sponsored by AWS
Ophélie Aussedat – appear
Olivia Black – Warner Bros. Discovery
Shufei He – Irdeto
Rising Star, sponsored by RedBee Media
Patrycja Foltynowicz – Limitless Broadcast
Nikyah Hutchings – NITV
Sreekala Kallidil – Irdeto
Lauren Shute – Sky News
Charlotte Støfring – Vizrt
Mara Vlad – Warner Bros. Discovery
Sales, sponsorship available
Juliet Bayliss – Globecast
Marta Bragado – Sony Europe
Kathy Cain – Irdeto
Catriona Tate – Accedo
Student/Apprentice, sponsored by SMPTE
Juliette Maes – Media Distillery
Iyaat Valentine – Sky UK
Kat Jeal – ITV Studios
Technical Operations, sponsored by Vizrt
Mariona Gros Lluch – Deluxe Media
Jayne Hilton – Globecast
Carly Jackson – Arqiva
Stephanie Koh – Ross Video
Bridget Pamboris – Tata Communications
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