Ruth Lemmen

Ruth Lemmen has spent years building bridges between indie studios, institutions, funding bodies, and talent. From shaping international programs and juries to supporting small teams through complex decisions, she brings clarity where things often feel overwhelming. She works as a systemic coach, mediator and advisor for teams, companies and individuals and as a curator, the later mostly with the indie game development scene. She is since its start in 2022 involved in the strategic development and programing of the Indie Games Residency THE RABBIT. Ruth is co-founder and ambassador of Womenize! - a platform that promotes diversity in the fields of tech, games and digital economy. From 2006-2013, Ruth worked for the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware e. V. (BIU), the German Games Industry Association now called game. where she was responsible for the project management division and for the strategic development of gamescom.