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2023 Honorees

Ad Sales Superstars
Ad Tech Innovators
Corporate Visionaries
Data & Research Trendsetters
DEI Dynamos
Directors Who Do It All
Game Changing On-Air Talent
High-Five Award
Industry Leaders
Innovators and Disruptors
Marketing Trailblazers
MVP Awards
Operations Front Runners
Production Pacesetters
Public Relations Gurus
Social Media Groundbreakers
Tech Leaders
Tomorrow’s Stars - Readers Choice Award

Ad Sales Superstars

Michele Fino

Head of Branded EntertainmentChicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

Katie Hoseit

Global VP, SalesSabio, Inc.

Madeline Kissel

Vice President of Business Development and Affiliate RelationsViamedia

Rose McGovern

Head of Programmatic and Digital Ad SalesDIRECTV Advertising

Beth Miller

Vice President of National Ad SalesNew York Interconnect (NYI)

Marisa Moolsiri

VP of Sales, KidsPlaywire

Denise Ocasio

Executive Director, Investment at Mindshare, GroupMGroupM

Maxine Smith

Vice President, National Integrated SalesPlayfly Sports

Marybeth Strobel

Executive Vice President of Advertising SalesWarner Bros. Discovery

Julie Victor

Senior Director of Politics and EngagementSabio Inc

Luba Veiland

Director of SalesAmpersand

Kristin Wnuk

SVP, SalesMadhive

Ad Tech Innovators

Melanie Brown

Vice President, Advanced TVTubi

Idil Canal

General Manager of AdTechAppLovin

Laura Manning

Senior Vice President, MeasurementCint

Luanne Marek

Senior Vice President, MediaCenterfield

Dana McGraw

SVP, Audience Modeling and Data ScienceDisney

Cecilia N’zaou

Head of Product Marketing, Publisher SolutionsInMobi

Jackie Sunderland

Director of Product ManagementPremion

Lisa Utzschneider

Chief Executive OfficerIntegral Ad Science

Melinda Han Williams

Chief Data ScientistDstillery

Tamara Zubatiy

CEOBarometer

Corporate Visionaries

Janice Arouh

President of Network DistributionAllen Media Group

Melanie Babcock

Vice President, Retail Media+ and MonetizationThe Home Depot

Michele Barney

o-President, Networks and Streaming DistributionWarner Bros. Discovery

Molly Barton

Co-Founder & CEORealm

Taryn Crouthers

PresidentATTN:, a division of Candle Media

Ayo Davis

President of Disney Branded TelevisionThe Walt Disney Company

Channing Dungey

Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television GroupWarner Bros. Television Group

Kathleen Finch

Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks GroupWarner Bros. Discovery

Rachel Fleitell

COOBoardroom / 35V

Amanda Frey

Senior Product ManagerShowSeeker

Rebecca Glashow

Chief Executive Officer, Global DistributionBBC Studios

Ann Hailer

President of BroadcastLocality

Ann Hand

Chair and CEOSuper League Gaming

Lagen Nash

Chief Commercial OfficerMisfits Gaming Group

Allison Page

Global President, Magnolia Network and DTCWarner Bros. Discovery

TIna Perry

President of OWN TV Network & OTT StreamingOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Thai Randolph

CEOHartbeat

Kristen Roberts

Chief Revenue Officer and EVP of Programming at Great American MediaGreat American Media

Data & Research Trendsetters

Alice Humphreys

Head of Cultural PartnershipsCodec.ai

Natalia Irmin

Director of Strategic Data & Media Partnerships for a4a4

Lady Learned

Director, Content Planning & AnalysisTubi

Melanie Schneider

Senior Vice President, Research & InsightsAMC Networks

Tracy Schoenadel

Chief Operating OfficerVision Insights

Katy Varner

Global Chief Data & Analytics OfficerInitiative

Andrea Zapata

EVP, Head of Ad Sales Research, Measurement and InsightsWarner Bros. Discovery

DEI Dynamos

Gabriela Benitez

SVP, Client ServicesMadwell

Denise L. Bennett

VP, Brand Strategy & Idea Lab, iHeartMediaiHeartMedia

Nicole Brown

SVP, People & CultureMediaocean

Christina Carey Dunleavy

VP, Disney Creative Works and Multicultural and Inclusion SolutionsDisney

Jan Greenberg Mirman

VP of Social ResponsibilityMajor League Soccer

Sheereen Russell

EVP, Ad Sales and Inclusive SolutionsWarner Bros. Discovery

Angela Roseboro

Founder and CEOThe Roseboro Group

Naila McKenzie

Vice President, Diversity Equity, and InclusionAMC Networks

Latraviette Smith-Wilson

EVP, Chief Marketing & Equity OfficerHorizon Media

Geraldine White

Chief Diversity Officer, U.S.Publicis Groupe

Directors Who Do It All

Louise Cousins

Executive Creative DirectorOnyx Collective

Corinna Fisher

Sr. Director Programming at pocket.watchpocket.watch

Jill Greenblatt

Senior Director, Production OperationsPBS Distribution

Ali Mack

Head of TV and Agency PartnershipsExperian

Linda Malino

DirectorCBS Sports

Jerenny Medrano

Director, PublicityOnyx Collective

Montrew Newman

SVP, Head of StrategyNOVUS

Kristen O’Neall

Client Services DirectorColling Media

Denise Smith

EVP, Managing partner, Financial Services Portfolio LeadUM

Jacqueline Uram

Senior Director Guest Booking Special ProjectWarner Bros. Discovery Sports // Bleacher Report

Katlyn Wilson

Director of Branded Content Sales & StrategyVIZIO

Game Changing On-Air Talent

Kate Abdo

HostCBS Sports

Jen Carfagno

On-Camera MeteorologistThe Weather Channel television network

Hena Doba

Anchor, Cheddar NewsAltice/Cheddar News

Ana Jurka

Sports Anchor and Zona Mixta HostTelemundo

Valeria Marin

On Air TalentTelevisa Univision

Tara Rosenblum

Senior Investigative Reporter at News 12Altice News and Advertising/News 12

Jenny Taft

Reporter & HostFOX Sports

Mariana Van Zeller

Host, Trafficked with Mariana van ZellerTrafficked with Mariana van Zeller, National Geographic

Carlota Vizmanos

Lead Premier League HostTelemundo

High-Five Award

Elisa Dao

SVP of MarketingSabio Holdings

Debra Deas

Vice President of Tax Compliance & Treasury OperationsINSP Television Network

Kimberly Miller

Chief Experience OfficerInitiative

Industry Leaders

Serena Anthony

Chief People OfficerGroupM

Betsy Ayala

Head of Content, FoodFood Network / Warner Bros. Discovery

Tara Duncan

President, Onyx CollectiveOnyx Collective

Jodi Flynn

PresidentAsylum Entertainment Group

Kim Godwin

PresidentABC News

Nancy Glass

CEOGlass Entertainment Group

Kate Harrison Karman

PresidentCream Productions

Zenita Henderson

Chief Marketing OfficerSegra

Valerie Jennings

CEOJennings Social Media & MarTech

Erin McIlain

Chief Officer, Distribution and Content Strategy at Great American MediaGreat American Media

Kedma Pognon Brown

‪Chief Operating Officerdentsu media americas

Mary Ann Pruitt

PresidentMosaic Media

Jaclyn Rann Cohen

evp content acquisitions & strategyFETV & FMC

Cosmina Schulman

Senior Vice President of Broadcast and Digital PartnershipsNew England Sports Network (NESN)

Simran Sethi

Executive Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy for ABC Entertainment and FreeformABC Entertainment and Freeform (Disney Entertainment)

Innovators and Disruptors

Alisa Harrison

Head of ProductionThe Volume

Briony McCarthy

CEO & FounderSuperBloom

Carolyn Bernstein

Executive Vice President, Global Scripted Content and Documentary FilmsMedia Entertainment Company

Kim Norris

Group Vice President, Advanced Advertising SalesSpectrum Reach

Kyle Cushman

VP, Strategy & Audience Development, Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Digital StudioParamount

LaToya Christian

Managing Partner, Executive Director of Inclusive Strategy & InnovationGroupM

Megan Gavin

VP Digital ActivationHorizon Media

Meredith Halpern-Ranzer

Chief Executive Officer / Co-FounderTinkercast

Monica Brady

Co-FounderVUniverse Inc.

Nicole Scaglione

VP, OTT & CTV BusinessPubMatic

Rebecca Zambrana

VP of Human ResourcesINSP Television Network

Marketing Trailblazers

Amanda Klecker

SVP Marketing and Franchise at pocket.watchpocket.watch

Anne Shannon

Senior Director, Growth MarketingExperian

Cameron Dillavou

Chief Marketing Officer, International for Paramount+Paramount Global

Christine Franklin

Executive Vice PresidentOctagon

Claudia Chagui

Senior Vice President of Marketing and CreativeNBCUniversal Telemundo

Dr. Dawn Wade

Managing Partner & Chief Strategy OfficerNIMBUS

Jennifer Hourigan

Managing Director, T-MobileInitiative

Julie Haddon

Chief Marketing OfficerNational Women's Soccer League

Keisha Taylor Starr

Chief Marketing OfficerThe E.W. Scripps Company

Laura Galietta

Executive Vice President, Integrated Ad Sales MarketingWarner Bros. Discovery

Lindsey Patterson

VP, Media & PublishingR&R Partners

Shalyn O'Malley

Senior Vice President, MarketingLocality

MVP Awards

Aimee Leone

Senior Vice President, Talent RelationsFOX Sports

Amanda Dyke

Head of Content & Partnerships, North AmericaHavas Play

Carolyn Micheli

EVP Chief Communications and Investor Relations OfficerThe E.W. Scripps Company

Deidra Maddock

VP, Sports Brand SolutionsDisney

Janice Arouh

President of Network DistributionAllen Media Group

Jennifer Proctor

CEO & FounderCultivated Entertainment, Inc.

JoLynn Dougherty

VP of Internal Financial Reporting & BudgetingINSP Television Network

Kathleen Charapata

General Counsel of Great American MediaGreat American Media

Lauren Cassidy

Senior Vice President, Creative DirectorAMC Networks

Liza Bortnikova

COO and co-founderAI Digital

Shukmei Wong

VP Media DirectorBroadbeam Media

TIna Perry

President of OWN TV Network & OTT StreamingOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Operations Front Runners

Adriana Becerra

Vice President, Head of Content Operations and CreativeTubi

Martha Benyam

Chief Operating OfficerKino Lorber

Allegra Kadet

Chief Operating Officer, North AmericaMindshare

Katherine Liu

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Markets for Paramount GlobalParamount Global

Jenna McKeon

Director, Remote Technical OperationsCBS Sports

Sarita Meinking

Executive Director, Field OperationsFOX Sports

Shalese Miller

Assistant Manager, Sports SponsorshipsWarner Bros. Discovery Sports

Kirsten Polley

Senior Vice President, OperationsWWE

Allison Runge

Senior Counsel & Senior Director, Business & Legal AffairsINSP

Monica Williams

SVP, Digital Products & OperationsNBCUniversal Content Distribution

Production Pacesetters

Ivel Alfaro-Calvo

Vice President, Programming & ProductionTelemundo

Emilie Deutsch

Vice President, Original Programming and FeaturesCBS Sports

Ellen Farmer

Chief Operating Officer1895 Films

Kathryn Henderson

Executive Producer / Head of ProductionVersus

Keyana Kashfi

Global Senior DirectorSpotify

Kylie Ruehl

Managing DirectorTPC

Courtney Stockmal

Lead Director, FOX NFL Kickoff & FIFA World CupFOX Sports

Candice Wilson Cherry

Head of FilmHartbeat

Public Relations Gurus

Joanna Brahim

Executive Vice PresidentSmithhouse Strategy

Liza Burnett Fefferman

EVP and Head, Communications & Co-Head, MTV Documentary FilmsSHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

Blair Cofield

Senior Manger of CommunicationsWarner Bros. Discovery Sports

Elizabeth Delhagen

Global Head of Communications & EventsSamsung Electronics

Olivia Dupuis

Senior Vice President, Public RelationsAMC Networks

Lauren Kenyon

Senior Vice President, EntertainmentSuperjuice

Neena Koyen

EVP, Global Chief Communications OfficerUM

Gina Preoteasa

Senior Vice PresidentKite Hill PR

Gillian Sheldon

Founder and CEOSheldon Strategy & Consulting

Melissa Thornton

VP Corporate CommunicationsINSP Television Network

Lauren Thorpe

Director, Publicity, Hulu OriginalsHulu

Social Media Groundbreakers

Lauren Arso

Head of Content, SocialTastemade

Veronica Bornacelli

Manager, IntegrationsTelemundo

Asia Brown

Digital Sports ProducerBleacher Report

Majah Carberry

Director, Influencer MarketingReach Agency

Alicia Jay

Manager, Social MediaCBS Sports

Jenny Jeffries

Senior Director of Social & ContentAthletes Unlimited

Tina Lloyd

VP Digital Content & Social MediaINSP Television Network

Angelina Matarozzi

Sr. Producer, FS1 Social & Short FormFOX Sports

Victoria McBryde

Social Strategy Lead, NBA on TNT and NBA TVWarner Bros. Discovery Sports // Bleacher Report

Aditi Rajvanshi

Director of StrategyPortal A

Tech Leaders

Monica Brady

Co-FounderVUniverse Inc.

Rose Chambers

Chief Information OfficerSegra

Elizabeth Maughon

Chief Customer OfficerSimpli.fi

Kristin McHugh

Senior Vice President, Marketing & CreativeVerizon

Zeenal Thakare

Senior Vice President, Media Supply Chain, Ad Sales Technologies & ProductsAMC Networks

Monica Williams

SVP, Digital Products & OperationsNBCUniversal Content Distribution

Tomorrow’s Stars - Readers Choice Award

Brenda Brown

Creator and Content MakerSauced N DA City

Donnetta Carter

FounderThe Social Butterfly

Kerry Grueneich

Senior Director, Sales EngineeringSegra

Luba Veiland

Director of SalesAmpersand

Maggie Salas-Amaro

Director, Canela KidsCanela Media

Maureen Cornely

Associate Director, StrategyInitiative

Myiea Coy

Senior Vice President of TelevisionConfluential Films

Rae Ashe

Writer and CEOGolden Ink Media & Entertainment Distribution, LLC

Sowmya Modugula

VP of EngineeringDoubleVerify

Presenters

Dale Ardizzone

Chief Operating Officer

INSP
Leah Meranus

CEO

dentsu X, North America
Denise Ocasio

Executive Director, Investment

Mindshare
Katy Varner

Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Initiative
Kristina Lopez Adduci

House of Puff
Bea Arthur

The Difference

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