Rise Awards unveils 2025 shortlist

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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