#IAW2025 Webinar – Introducing CORAA: The Open Map for Africa’s Archival Network – Presentation & Collaborative Launch

Professor Basma Makhlouf Shabou is the Head of Master of Information sciences and the coordinator of archival studies at Geneva School of Business Administration at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. She holds a PhD in Information Sciences (University of Montreal), a Master’s in Records Management, and a Bachelor’s in Social Studies. She has supported Tunisia's National Archives programme and contributed to archival education globally. Active in projects like InterPARES, PIAF, GIRA, GREGI, she co-directs the DLCM 2 project and collaborates with ICA expert groups.

As the ICA’s Programmes Mananger, Marianne is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic oversight of the activities of the ICA that fall under the responsibility of the Vice President Programme and the ICA Programme Commission. Marianne holds a Master’s degree in History of International Relations and a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Archives Management. Prior to joining ICA, she specialised in audiovisual and digital archives and took part in the description and online publishing of audiovisual collections of the French National Library on the BnF-Archives and Manuscripts Gallica, and Europeana, the European digital library.

Elias Michel is a final-year Bachelor student in Information Science at the Geneva School of Business Administration, specialising in archival studies. His interest in information management began in graphic design, sparking a passion for information communication and preservation. Through his studies and internships at organizations such as the ICA and WIPO, he gained hands on experience in records management, archival practices, and data systems. Deeply committed to long-term digital preservation, he aims to contribute to making archival knowledge accessible across time and borders

Sophia is the Community Outreach Project Intern at the ICA Secretariat, where she supports the initiatives of the Programmes and Communications and Partnerships managers. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in History (2019), Sophia began working in London’s museum sector, mostly in collections management and research, before going on to gain a postgraduate degree in Museum Studies from University College London’s Institute of Archaeology (2023). Currently, Sophia is finishing a second Masters degree in Cultural History in Paris, which she does alongside working part-time as a programmes officer at the European Students’ Association for Cultural Heritage.