Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, is excited to announce the pairing up of mentees and mentors for its fifth annual mentoring scheme in the UK, its third in Singapore, its second in North America and the introduction of its first mentoring schemes in North and Central Europe and ANZ.
The 2022 mentoring programme sees a variety of experienced broadcast media technology sector industry leaders, at a diversity of levels of seniority, ready to offer expertise, knowledge and guidance to a record 97 women.
The scheme is made possible due the incredible support from industry sponsors for 2022/23 who can be viewed here
Sarah McGettigan, Head of TV at Pinewood Studios will mentor Maria Rivadeneira, Account Manager at Deluxe.
Each pairing will involve 12 hours of one-to-one time with their mentor, the opportunity to meet the mentee group on a monthly basis, as well as attend face-to-face networking events, workshops, and seminars throughout the six-month programme. The diverse group of mentees, from all around the UK, the APAC and AZ regions, North America regions and North and Central Europe regions were chosen from a staggering over 230 applications.
Carrie Wootten, Managing Director of Rise, said: “We are elated to announce our expanding Rise mentor and mentee pairings for 2022, especially the launch of North and Central Europe and ANZ this year.”
Wootten added: “We are grateful to our sponsors for their significant investment and support, and of course, the mentors. I am overwhelmed by the generosity from our industry which enables Rise to deliver these much needed programmes across the globe providing invaluable guidance and enabling women to thrive and succeed in the broadcast media and technology industry.”