Arome Ibrahim is an Immersive 360°VR Developer, Geographer & Applied Meteorologist, passionate about Digitization in cultural heritage and digital humanities. He co-founded Experis Immersive – an Extended Reality (XR) content development startup creating immersive, innovative, and interactive experiences.
Arome leads Immersive Tech Africa, a creative social enterprise that leverage Extended Reality (XR) technology to create impact-driven experiences and solutions that inspire global action towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Arome has been recognized as a virtual reality technology innovator by the Next Economy program, awarded the Next Economy Entrepreneurship Hero and the Next Economy Impact Award made possible by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
His project, Virtuality Africa – a virtual museum of contemporary arts in Africa, was selected for the Digital Lab Africa #5 XR category project award, and the New Dimensions Lab 2022 by Electric South.