Ila Schoop Rutten
Information Integrity Lead
Ila is the Information Integrity Lead at the CDAC Network. She facilitates a monthly online Community of Practice, bringing together representatives from CDAC’s diverse members—including UN agencies, media development organizations, and humanitarian NGOs/INGOs—to exchange insights, discuss emerging developments, and explore the latest research and case studies on harmful information in crisis settings.
Ila is also the host of CDAC's upcoming podcast, set to launch in Spring 2025, which will focus on humanitarian responses to harmful information. As misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech increasingly influence communication ecosystems, especially in crisis situations, Ila works closely with CDAC’s members to investigate and develop training programs and response frameworks.
Her goal? To study and discuss the power of ideas and information, and how their dissemination can either imprison or empower individuals, organizations, and societies. Ila holds two master's degrees—one in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from Sciences Po Paris, and the other in Anthropology and Sociology from IHEID.