Mentorship, allyship, and representation

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Mentorship, allyship, and representation

12 Sep 2025
IBC Talent Programme, Future Tech, Hall 14, Hackfest Stage
IBC Talent Programme

In the first of this two-part session, attendees will hear from the industry’s leading advocacy and mentorship organisations – Rise, Women in Immersive Tech Europe, #GALSNGEAR, and Women in Streaming Media – as they provide insight on their programmes, the success stories to date, and how media companies can better support emerging talent by establishing diverse leadership pathways.

Part two will feature the success stories themselves: the industry professionals who have participated in each group’s initiatives. The panel will share how these programmes have helped them along their media career paths, and how others can benefit from the industry support currently on offer.

Moderator
Oisin Lunny, Conference Host
Panellist
Carla Maroussas
Carla Maroussas, Global Mentoring Manager - RISE
Carla Prates
Carla Prates, #GALSNGEAR Leadership Council Member, and Product Manager - Digital Anarchy
Deepali Narsiker
Deepali Narsiker, Head of Allyship - Women in Streaming Media
Jin Soon Brancalhao
Jin Soon Brancalhao, #GALSNGEAR Leadership Council Member, and Head of Marketing - Kickscale
Muki Kulhan
Muki Kulhan, Accelerator Lead - IBC
Shariat Hussain
Shariat Hussain, Scientific Researcher - Institue of Science and Technology Austria