Dr. David Attipoe holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Cape Town. He is currently the Managing Director of Industry Immersion Africa (iiAfrica) a pan-African institution that trains STEM graduates in business, digital and soft skills in partnership with AWB, ESMT Berlin amongst others. He was Program Lead of the Industry Immersion Program (IIP) from 2019 to 2021, which built the bridge for Mathematicians to transition to industry. Under his leadership, the program scaled to 5 African Countries from South Africa.

He was recently selected as one of 40 African German “40 under 40” young business leaders (AGYLE). His interest in experiential learning leans toward how STEM education enhances entrepreneurial efforts for the economic transformation of the African continent. He believes in programs that prioritize hands-on iterative learning, borrow from established principles in Co-op in Canada, and adopt the values from the German Mittelstand immersive learning approach.