Hollie Choi, managing director of the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR), has been nominated for a WiTH Leadership Award, to be presented Nov. 8 at the 2024 SoCal Women’s Leadership Summit in Hollywood, co-located with the Infinity Festival at the AVALON Hollywood nightclub and events space.
The nominees and awards are a celebration of leaders and advocates who have made remarkable contributions to the entertainment technology field, and who embody Women in Technology Hollywood’s (WITH) core values of professional development, mentoring, networking, and community engagement.
The WiTH Leadership Awards are a testament to the incredible talent and dedication within the industry. The nominees represent a diverse range of professionals who have excelled in their careers and have made significant impacts in their communities. All of the nominees embody the spirit of WiTH and the values it stands for.
Other nominess include:
- Diane Arnold, CIO, The Walt Disney Company
- Sherri Brown, VP, global network strategy, The Walt Disney Company
- Karen Chupka, EVP, managing director of global connections and events, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- Carol Danoff, EVP, chief procurement officer, Warner Bros. Discovery
- Terri Davies, president, Trusted Partner Network
- Joe Devon, co-founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- Nicole Dove, head of security, Riot Games
- Gail Evans, chief digital and technology officer, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
- Johanna Faries, president, Blizzard Entertainment
- Adair Fox-Martin, CEO, president, Equinix
- Heather Fuller, partner manager, Unreal Engine partnerships, Epic Games
- Tracy Geist, global head, media and entertainment, games, sports marketing, Amazon Web Services
- Carolyn Giardina, senior entertainment technology and crafts editor, Variety
- Melody Hildebrandt, CTO, FOX
- Ina Huang, director, head of content design and localization, Sony PlayStation
- Tammee Layne, manager, product management, The Walt Disney Company
- Barbara Marshall, industry strategy and marketing, media and entertainment, HP
- Debbie Menin, VP, senior client partner, Globant
- Mira Murati, chief architect, Open AI
- Cindy Olivio, global marketing lead, Dell Technologies
- Karen Raz, founder, Raz Public Relations
- April Schneider, VP, corporate IT, intellectual property management, and general counsel, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Lori Schwartz, CEO and principal, Storytech
- Debbie Taylor, CIO, DirecTV
- Rachel Joy Victor, co-founder, FBRC.ai
- ErinRose Widner, global head of business strategy, emerging and creative technologies, media and entertainment, Verizon
- Toshino Yuhaku, global media and entertainment practice lead, Amazon Web Services
- Shelley Zalis, CEO and founder, The Female Quotient
The WiTH Board of Directors, responsible for selecting the Leadership Awards winners, comprises representatives from some of the most prominent organizations in the entertainment technology sector, including Crunchyroll, Microsoft, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and The Walt Disney Company. Their expertise and commitment to recognizing excellence ensure that the awards reflect the highest standards of achievement in our industry. Past recipients of the award include industry luminaries like Vicky Colf, Nancy Faginas-Cody, Cristina Mancini-Jones, and Theresa Miller.
For more information about the WiTH Leadership Awards and the organization itself, contact [email protected].
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