Maike Simmes

As Institute Manager, Maike supports the directors in decision-making. She designs, directs, and coordinates business operations to ensure the institute runs efficiently and effectively. Additionally, she manages a dynamic portfolio of strategic projects. Maike knows the institute well; her previous role in the institute was Programme Developer Future Proof Assets & Mobility. One of the collaborations set up was the proposal of the National Growth Fund ‘Futute proof Living environment’.

In her previous roles, Maike worked in the different parts of the Tripple Helix. Maike was the first employee at New Motion, a start-up providing charging solutions for electric vehicles. In Indonesia and Malaysia, she trained companies on innovation, culture, and future skills. Later, in Paris, she served as a Senior Intrapreneur for Europcar International within their Innovation Team, where she developed new products and services.

Before joining AMS, Maike worked as an Innovation Manager at TU Delft. She excels at bridging research and business, establishing both national and international collaborations.

Cities, as we know them today, have a need to transform its systems on a metropolitan scale, to become more livable, resilient, sustainable and just, but also to offer good economic stability. Working within this dynamic field, making change happen, is why Maike works at the AMS Institute.