This special award, sponsored by Zixi, will be chosen by the Rise Advisory Board and is open to any woman from across the sector and at any level.

The Award is for an extraordinary and inspirational woman who has made a significant contribution within her field. 

The winner of this award will:

• have made ground-breaking achievements;
• have high potential;
• have made a distinctive, unusual or innovative contribution in her field of work;
• have acted as a role model to others across the sector.

Key Dates

• Nominations Open – Monday 10th July 2023
• Nominations Closing Date – Friday 1st September 2023*
• Shortlist Announced – At IBC Show 2023
• Awards  Ceremony – Tuesday 7th November 2023

*Extended deadline

When applying

Please note – there is no save option on the form, so we would recommend drafting your longer answers on Word/Notes and copying/pasting onto the form. There is a minimum and maximum word count on applications – we encourage you to keep to these else the submission will be void.

Terms and conditions can be viewed here. For any further questions, please contact Rise on awards@risewib.com.