Ally of the Year and Business Operations of the Year categories added for 2022

Rise Awards winners 2021

The shortlists for the 2022 Rise Awards have been revealed. 

The fourth year of the annual awards has seen two extra categories added, Ally of the Year and Business Operations of the Year. In total there are 15 categories, for which you can see the shortlists below. Ally of the Year honours men who have been supportive of striving to achieve gender diversity, and Business Operations of the Year celebrates an individual who excels at making sure the workforce and clients are happy and the business is reaching its targets.

The awards are free to enter, and entrants can be nominated or nominate themselves. Submissions are encourages from across the broadcast media technology landscape, including those working in manufacturer, service provider, engineer or broadcaster roles.

The shortlists were revealed at an event held at IBC 2022, with strong attendance for both the naming and following drinks event. The awards themselves will be held in partnership with BT Sport and Timeline on Thursday 10 November at BT Sport Studio, with graphics being provided by Moov and drinks by EMG.

For 2021, the awards night was held as part of the DPP Tech Leaders’ Briefing, with over 200 in-person attendees and more tuning into a live stream.

2022 Rise Awards shortlists

Ally of the Year
Fernando Kufer, disguise
Ian Wagdin, BBC R&D
Kike Garcia Gil, Head of Marketing, Source Elements LLC
Kris Langbridge, Amazon Web Services
Shola Aminu, DAZN

Business Awards
Bleuenn Le Goffic, Accedo
Camilla James, Techex
Daniella Weigner, Cinegy GmbH
Heather Dower, Hotdrop
Jade Kurian, Iatakoo
Mitzi Dominguez, Clear-com
Nyema Zam, Samuh Mediatech

Business Operations
Lainey Scott-Campbell, Red Bee Media
Madeline LaRue, Deluxe
Shivani Kochhar, Warner Bros. Discovery
Swapna Nadkarni, Deluxe Entertainment Distribution India Pvt Ltd
Jane Sung, Cinedeck
Amanda Wall, Take 1

R&D Engineer Award
Emma Young, BBC
Eva Sandén-Westberg, Net Insight
Zineb Agyo, Ateme
Jigyasa Grover, Twitter

Product Support Engineer Award
Hannah Pickford, Gravity Media
Kathleen Gray, NEP UK
Kirsty Elliot, Timeline Television
Markela Deverikou, NEP UK

Marketer/PR Award
Lauren Carter-Jones, Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Lauren Myers, Ross Video
Sophie Light-Wilkinson, Bitmovin
Yaya Selva, Net Insight
Zoe Mumba, Bitmovin

Product Innovation Award
Alice Risholt, Codemill
Carolin Schramm, ARRI Solutions
Floriane Magera, EVS
Karen Robinson, Clear-com
Lucy Seaborne, Grass Valley

Rising Star Award
Beth Harper, Object Matrix
Emily Phillips, DAZN
Sarah Ambrose, Timeline Television
Susan Lim, Techtel Pty Ltd

Sales Award
Jiyon Hahn, Harmonic Inc
Nicola Milburn, Phabrix Ltd
Rebecca Knight, disguise
Roberta Cambio, Brightcove
Sandra Hernandez, Ross Video

Technical Operation Award
Chere Johnson, Encompass
Gemma Whalley, BBC News
Hannah Marsh, Picture Shop North
Pippa Windus, Telstra Broadcast Services
Sarita Marchena, Red Bee Media

Product Management or Delivery
Chrissie Collins, EMG
Katie Brand, Scrum Master for BBC – BT Media and Broadcast
Mallory Larson, Deluxe
Natasha London, Red Bee Media
Niki Whittle, disguise

Woman of the Year
To be announced at the ceremony

Company Award For Investment in Women
Adobe
Disguise
Deluxe
Qwilt

Student Award
To be announced

Influencer Award
Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter
Sarah Essoof, Engage Digital Media
Megan Wagoner, Vimond

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