Team

Maren has been leading the Public Affairs team at game since 2017. She is responsible for and oversees the association’s political work, representing game and its positions to political decision-makers and in numerous committees and institutions. [show more]Together with her team, she develops various political formats. She is also responsible for public affairs at some of the most important events in the games industry, such as gamescom and the German Computer Game Award. Previously, Maren gained extensive experience in public affairs with associations and companies in the media, real estate and legal sectors.

Bianca has many years of experience as a team assistant. [show more] After graduating in 2010 as a foreign language correspondent specialising in business languages, she worked in the real estate industry and for almost ten years in the dubbing department of Interaudio Tonstudio GmbH. At game, Bianca supports both the Members and Public Affairs departments as an assistant.

Clara graduated with a master’s degree in political science and gained her first professional experience as a political consultant for a tourism association in Cologne. [show more]In her position as a research assistant for a member oft he German parliament, she further expanded her extensive knowledge of parliamentary life. At game, Clara is responsible for political communication with a focus on skilled workers and talent.

Tom supports the public affairs team at game as a Junior Manager. [show more]He studied political science at the Free University of Berlin and political management at the NRW School of Governance. During and after his studies, he gained valuable practical experience both at Doctors Without Borders and in the German Bundestag.

After studying history and aesthetics of media at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Vanessa worked for several years in cinema, TV film and series production. [show more] During this time, she moved from production to funding and was responsible for regional and national programmes to support children’s films and TV series. Most recently, Vanessa was responsible for location development and games funding for the capital region at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. At game, she is responsible for funding and regional programmes.

Directly after completing his degree in political science, Martin began a PR traineeship in the media department at Bitkom, Germany’s digital association / the German Federal Association for Information Technology. [show more]As a trainee and subsequently as a consultant, he was responsible among other things for games, consumer electronics and apps. At game, he is responsible for public relations.

After graduating in media and communication studies at the Free University of Berlin, Velyana was able to gain in-depth experience as a PR consultant in numerous sectors such as technology, education and e-commerce at various communication agencies. [show more]At game, she joins the press and public relations team as PR manager.

Marten studied digital media culture at Film University Babelsberg and worked parallel as a freelance student assistant at rbb Fernsehen. [show more]He then worked in digital communications for Coca-Cola Germany. At game, Marten is part of the press and public relations team and is primarily responsible for the website, newsletter and social media channels.

Markus studied political science with a focus on political culture and communication in Duisburg. [show more]He first worked for a market research institute after his graduation and then worked as a research analyst for a German direct insurance company. At game, Markus takes care of everything to do with market research.

Ines is leading the Membership Department at game. Prior to that, she worked for six years as a senior advisor in the association’s Membership and Serious Games division. [show more]Previously, she worked in the Campaigns and Events department of WWF Germany and then joined the Webedia Group as Customer Success Manager, where she was mainly responsible for gaming projects. She graduated in “Media and Political Communication” at the Free University of Berlin and wrote her master’s thesis on serious games. During her studies, Ines worked in PR in the publishing business and as a TV production assistant in Ireland.

Adina supports game as a junior manager in the department „Membership“. [show more] She completed her Master’s degree in Media Management. During her studies she was already involved in gaming. For example, she helped organize “The Long Night of Computer Games” at HTWK Leipzig on two occasions. She also gained professional insights in the creative and media industry as a working student in project management at AG Animationsfilm, the federal association of the German animated film industry.

Bianca has many years of experience as a team assistant. [show more] After graduating in 2010 as a foreign language correspondent specialising in business languages, she worked in the real estate industry and for almost ten years in the dubbing department of Interaudio Tonstudio GmbH. At game, Bianca supports both the Members and Public Affairs departments as an assistant.

Laura completed her Master’s degree in Culture and Management and gained her first professional experience in the media and games industry. [show more] ADuring her studies, she was already involved in several film and video productions and, after graduating, worked on the development of a hybrid educational game. At game, she works as Junior Manager in the Membership department and is responsible for supporting the indiependent devolpers.

Stefan Heikhaus is able to look back on a long career as a marketing specialist. He had spent many years in the games industry working for companies like Sony Interactive Entertainment and Ubisoft before continuing his career at technology companies such as Cisco and Microsoft. [show more] Most recently, he was head of marketing in German-speaking countries for the Bullitt Group. At game, he especially leads the efforts to continue the development of gamescom and its satellite and content formats, including gamescom asia, gamescom latam and gamescomLAN.

Jannik studied advertising and market communication in Stuttgart and most recently coordinated the digital marketing of the Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR) and the Deutsche Aidshilfe. [show more]During his studies, Jannik already dealt intensively with advertising in video games as part of his final thesis. At game, he is part of the gamescom & events team and supports the digital marketing of gamescom.

Jan has eight years of experience in event management. [show more]He is a trained event manager and looked after national and international clients on the agency side in project management for events and trade fair appearances. As Event Manager gamescom, he takes responsibility for the game’s joint stand and brings his skills and experience to gamescom and other events.

Henner oversees as Director Legal & Regulatory Affairs all legal and regulatory issues at game. [show more] Additionally he is managing director of VHG – Verwertungsgesellschaft für die Hersteller von Games and also a professor for copyright and media law at TH Köln. Before he joined game in January 2016 he has represented VG Media, a collecting society for broadcasters and press publishers and he has been working at the German Bundestag.

Sammy is part of the Legal and Regulatory Department and, as a Legal Counsel, she oversees the legal affairs and all legal matters of the association. [mehr]During her bachelor’s studies in business law, she discovered her interest in media law, which she further deepened in the subsequent master’s degree in media law and media economics at TH Köln.
Alongside her studies, Sammy worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the field of auditing and was able to gain experience in legal projects with media law issues.

Philipp joined the game team in June 2024 as Director Operations. [show more]In his role, he is in charge of finance, human resources, processes and IT. Previously, Philipp was responsible for social influencers and PR in various management roles at Webedia. He was also a long-standing member of the USK advisory board.

Timo studied Media and Entertainment Management in the Netherlands and subsequently gained years of experience in various industries such as FinTech, e-commerce and gaming. [mehr] He was responsible for office management and event management in several start-ups and most recently worked as People & Culture Coordinator for an esports company. At game, Timo is responsible for office and feel good management.

Alexander worked in the hotel industry for over six years, including as an event manager, in accounting and as a Rooms Division Supervisor in one of the largest hotels in Germany. [show more]Alexander supports the Managing Director and handles accounting at game.

Alex has several years of experience in IT and logistics management. [show more] As a trained IT specialist, he managed logistics sites in the wholesale sector and supported the implementation of IT-supported logistics processes. As IT Manager at game, he supports the entire team and helps to drive digitalisation forward.