
WSM Allies of the Month
Meet our Women in Streaming Allies of the month and watch prior sessions on how they share the importance of allyship and the challenges women face in the streaming industry.
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Jason Thibeault
JANUARY 2025
CEO, Streaming Video Technology Alliance
Jason Thibeault is the Chief Executive Officer of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), the international technical association focused on solving critical challenges in delivering high-quality video streaming at scale. He is a recognized expert voice in the streaming industry and is a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine. Prior to his current role, Jason spent eight years at Limelight Networks, a leading CDN, where he held several roles including product manager and marketing strategist. Jason is also the co-founder of Datazoom, a startup focused on high-speed data collection and automation, and acting CMO of Blockcast, a next-generation decentralized multicast CDN. He is also an inventor of multiple technical patents in streaming and cloud technologies and the co-author of one marketing book, Recommend This
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Ajey Anaud
DECEMBER 2024
CEO, Norigin Media | Streaming-TV App Experts
Ajey Anand is the CEO & co-founder of Norigin Media, a Scandinavian TV Tech & OTT solutions company. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2015 and has worked with broadcasters and operators for nearly two decades. Through developing streaming services, he has become passionate about TV Apps and the implementation of UI/UX technologies to create the highest quality OTT experiences.
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Andy Beach
NOVEMBER 2024
CTO of Media & Entertainment, Microsoft
A digital media and entertainment expert with over 2 decades of experience at the intersection of tech, creativity, and business. As the CTO of Media at Microsoft, he spearheads cloud, AI, and edge strategies that transforms how media and entertainment companies create, distribute, and monetize content. A published author on video compression and a frequent speaker at global industry events, Andy has been pivotal in driving partnerships and major deals with NBA, Disney, and Fremantle.
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Ganesh the Awesome
OCTOBER 2024
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Tech Architect, GlobalDots
Ganeshi the Awesome has over 17 years in the tech industry, focusing on systems architecture. He was formerly with AWS, cloud security, and he embodies expertise with digital workflows around CDNs, WAFs, appSec, zero trust solutions, and logging. Ganesh always promotes diversity, ensures fairness, and creates an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. Watch the video to find out why he is Awesome!
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Tegan Valeny
SEPTEMBER 2024
Global Media Recruiter Headhunter,, nueco Global Recruiter
Tegan is a global executive recruiter helping clients find top Executive and C-Level talent across the content and media industry. With over 7 years of experience, she is highly skilled and knows the relevant markets very well having established lasting relationships within the industry.
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Bhavesh Upadyaha
AUGUST 2024
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Emmy Awarded Product and Operations Leader
Emmy award-winning product and operations leader with vast experience across top streaming companies.
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Adam Thibury-Eld
JULY 2024
CEO & Chief Growth Officer, Ovyo
Adam is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Ovyo, one of the fastest-growing providers of software & project delivery services to the video streaming industry. Ovyo’s global team of 120 + engineers work for broadcasters, operators and software vendors to write, integrate and deploy software, deliver complex projects and provide strategic consulting. Alongside Adam’s professional endeavours he is committed to promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the video streaming, media and broadcast sector. In 2023 he was awarded Ally of the year for his work helping 100’s of women elevate their personal brand on LinkedIn.
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Debbie Green
JUNE 2024
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Content Strategist
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Alissa Rose
MAY 2024
Product Manager
Stefan Lederer serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Bitmovin, an Emmy® award-winning provider of software solutions. He established Bitmovin with a foundation rooted in research and standardization of MPEG-DASH, pioneering a developer-centric approach in delivering software products to prominent media enterprises globally. His leadership has been instrumental in navigating Bitmovin through a pivotal phase in the video and television industry, marked by significant transformation and opportunity.
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Alissa Rose
APRIL 2024
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Product Manager
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Steven Lederer
MARCH 2024
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CEO and CoFounder, Bitmovin
Stefan Lederer serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Bitmovin, an Emmy® award-winning provider of software solutions. He established Bitmovin with a foundation rooted in research and standardization of MPEG-DASH, pioneering a developer-centric approach in delivering software products to prominent media enterprises globally. His leadership has been instrumental in navigating Bitmovin through a pivotal phase in the video and television industry, marked by significant transformation and opportunity.
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Alissa Rose
FEBRUARY 2024
Product Manager
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