DPAA Opens Nominations for Leading Women in Digital Media Awards

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Awards Presented at DPAA Global Summit Recognize Outstanding Female Leadership

 

NEW YORK – August 6, 2026 – DPAA, the global trade marketing association, driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home media and its growing role in the omnichannel mix, announced today that nominations are open for its annual Leading Women in Digital Media Awards. The awards program developed by WE.DOOH, Women’s Empowerment in Digital Out of Home, recognizes outstanding female leadership at DPAA member companies. Information on how to nominate can be found here. Submissions are due by September 2nd.

 

“The purpose of these awards is to spotlight the valuable contributions of women in our industry and inspire the thousands of female DPAA members across the globe” said Barry Frey, President & CEO of DPAA. “DPAA Women’s Empowerment Initiative continues to be an important growth program for the DOOH industry.”

 

Awards will be given out in three categories and winners recognized at the DPAA Summit on October 13th at Chelsea Piers in NYC.

 

• Rising Star – recognizing emerging female leaders
• Unsung Hero – highlights women whose work, actions or activities often go unseen, but have advanced the DOOH industry
• Vanguard – experienced, who looks to advance women in the industry as well as the industry itself

 

Last year’s recipients included: Joy Hines from Broadsign(Rising Star), Izel Castro Roselló from Publicis (Unsung Hero), and Helen Miall formerly from VIOOH (Vanguard).

Nominations are due September 2; all DPAA member companies are encouraged to submit nominations. Submissions will be reviewed, and award recipients will be decided upon by members of the WE.DOOH Advisory Board.

 

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. 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.  DPAA’s Global Summit will be on October 13th in New York City.

 

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