NEW YORK – September 22, 2025 – DPAA, the global trade marketing association, driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home media today, announced today the recipients for its Leading Women in Digital Media Awards sponsored by Talon, the world’s leading independent, global Out of Home media agency. The award series recognizes female leaders in various career and life stages who have demonstrated significant leadership in digital advertising and media. Winners will be recognized at the DPAA October 14 Global Summit – Where Digital Meets the Real World, with keynotes from
Paramount +, Marc Jacobs, Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, H&R Block, journalist Chuck Todd on the stage of politics and media today, musical numbers from MJ The Musical and a few surprises! For more information and to register for your passes click here.
The following Leading Women are being recognized in their respective categories.
- Rising Star – Joy Hines, Director, Programmatic Operations, Broadsign
- Unsung Hero – Izel Castro Roselló, VP Investment, Publicis
- Vanguard – Helen Miall, Global CMO, VIOOH
The winners were selected from DPAA member entries by the association’s prestigious global WE.DOOH (Women’s Empowerment in Digital Out of Home) Advisory Board.
“DPAA’s Women’s Empowerment program is an important industry force,” said Barry Frey, President & CEO of DPAA. “We look forward to celebrating this year’s winners and their achievements at the Summit.”
DPAA WE.DOOH’s program is a series of webinars and workshops designed for women on key topics of career advancement, work life balance, etc. The program harnesses and celebrates the role of women in the DOOH industry. The Advisory Board guides the programs and developed the Leading Women in Digital Media awards to promote the contributions of women to the industry.
About DPAA
DPAA is the global trade marketing association, driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home (OOH) media and its growing role in the Omnichannel mix. DPAA’s Global Summit on October 14 in New York is the largest one-day media/marketing event. Leaders from Paramount +, Marc Jacobs, Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, H&R Block and others are set to speak, more information can be found here. Membership in the DPAA community brings many business acceleration benefits, including a wide array of products. DPAA offers members an extensive database of research, best practices and case studies; tools for planning, training and forecasting; social media amplification of news; insights on software and hardware solutions; further integration into the advertising ecosystem by connecting DOOH networks, brands, agencies, ad tech and others.
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