The winners of the Rise Awards 2025, which recognize women and companies whose achievements have stood out in the media technology industry, have been announced.
The ceremony took place Nov. 18 at Troxy London.
The awards recognize women and companies who are stand-out performers, innovators and leaders in the industry, with the judges looking for exceptional achievement and positive impacts across a range of categories.
This year’s winners are:
Advocate, sponsored by Techex
Levant Ozparlak – Irdeto
Scott Kerr – Sky
Business Leader, sponsored by IBC
Liz McParland – Globecast
Business Operations, sponsored by Encompass
Laura Martín-Moralejo – Warner Bros. Discovery
Company Award for Investment in Women, sponsored by Ross Video
Channel 4
Influencer, sponsored by Disguise
Mirusha Jegatheeswaran – ITV
Marketing, sponsored by DCE Agency
Margot Ouali, Appear
Product Innovation, sponsored by Clear-Com
Regina Poniridis – Caretta Research
Product Support Engineer, sponsored by appear
Brittany Shoemake – Warner Bros. Discovery
Project Management or Delivery (Vendor/Service Provider), sponsored by Globecast
Jane Lavineway – Irdeto
Project Management or Delivery, End User, sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery
Sarah Thornley – Sky UK
R&D Engineer, sponsored by AWS
Shufei He – Irdeto
Rising Star, sponsored by RedBee Media
Patrycja Foltynowicz – Limitless Broadcast
Sreekala Kallidil – Irdeto
Sales, sponsored by Mimir Saga (part of the Fonn Group)
Juliet Bayliss – Globecast
Student/Apprentice, sponsored by SMPTE
Juliette Maes – Media Distillery
Technical Operations, sponsored by Vizrt
Jayne Hilton – Globecast
Woman Of The Year, sponsored by Zixi
Sue Farrell, Channel 4
The Special Recognition Award was presented to Nicki Fisher for her services to the broadcast industry and Rise.
Speaking about the event, Rise business manager, Deborah Cross, said: “Now in its seventh year, the Rise Awards continues to go from strength to strength with many more companies bringing clients with them this year to share the Rise message. The 2025 ceremony was the culmination of a challenging task for our judging panel, selecting this year’s winners from an exceptionally high calibre of nominees. Congratulations to all those that took home an award, we feel privileged to champion the talents of these inspirational women and diversity advocates.”
