Dave Savory

Co-founder & VP, Experiential Learning, Riipen

EdTechVancouverOn TechVancouver stages since 2016

Dave Savory co-founded Riipen, the Vancouver platform that drops real employer projects into college and university courses so students graduate with work experience. He and Dana Stephenson started it out of a capstone project at the University of Victoria. Riipen says it has delivered 318,000+ learner experiences.

On the TechVancouver stage ×1

TECHVANCOUVER17:13

Dave Savory of Riipen presents Lessons Learnt

TechVancouver · September 2016

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First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Dave ↗

Around the web ×2

Podcast

Dana Stephenson & Dave Savory: Scaling Experiential LearningWork Forces

2025

Article

Dave Savory: Bridging the skills gap to solve graduate underemploymentAPOLLO Insurance Magazine

2020

Quick answers

What is Dave Savory known for?

Co-founding Riipen, which connects post-secondary courses to real employer projects. He is now its VP of Experiential Learning, working with universities, government and funders to widen access.

Which stage did Dave Savory speak on?

TechVancouver, in August 2016 — not TechTO. He talked through the lessons of growing Riipen. He was COO at the time.

Who runs Riipen?

Dana Stephenson, his co-founder, is CEO. Savory leads experiential learning.

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