Gina Gommer

Gina Gommer is an Urban Living Lab Coordinator at AMS Institute, working at the intersection of science, design, and regenerative urban innovation. She brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, city-makers, and local communities to exchange knowledge, co-create value, prototype solutions, and create impact. Gina’s work focuses on transforming urban challenges into opportunities for collaboration, learning, and regenerative development through scientific experimentation across Amsterdam.

At AMS Institute, Gina coordinates the Marineterrein Living Lab, supporting researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and city-makers in piloting green technology solutions within the built environment at Amsterdam’s innovation district. At Energielab Zuidoost, she bridges the gap between local communities and knowledge institutions to accelerate the social energy transition in Amsterdam Southeast. By connecting diverse stakeholders, aligning shared goals, and navigating opportunities and challenges, Gina fosters environments where technological innovation and social impact come together to shape more resilient and inclusive cities.

Beyond AMS Institute, Gina draws from a school of thought that approaches innovation, design, entrepreneurship, and ecology from a creative, collaborative, and bottom-up perspective — inspired by her time at Kaospilot and Schumacher College. For this reason, she has a soft spot for creative hubs, free spaces, and makerspaces that nurture experimentation, community, and the freedom to imagine better ways of living together.

Gina believes that the greatest impact comes from reimagining cities and focusing on strengthening local economies. Inspired by biomimicry and intersectional design, she believes that by shaping urban systems according to nature’s principles and inclusivity, we can create more just, healthy, creative, and regenerative environments built for everyone.