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'''Michael J. Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, and researcher working within the digital policy, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems, specifically focusing on access, capacity building, digital rights, infrastructure, and sustainability. He is currently the advocacy and engagement manager for the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and a Steering Committee member of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC). He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to [https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60 ICANN60] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN includes the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG).

'''Michael J. Oghia''' is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He is currently the Director of Communications & External Relations at the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA) and a Steering Committee member of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC). He participated as a [[ICANN Fellow|Fellow]] at [https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58 ICANN58] in Copenhagen, Denmark, and returned as a fellow and a first-time coach to [https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60 ICANN60] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His involvement with ICANN has included the [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group|Non-commercial Stakeholder Group]] (NCSG), [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency|Non-commercial Users Constituency]] (NCUC), and [[Middle East Strategy Working Group|Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group]] (MEAC-SWG).

=== Biography ===

=== Biography ===

He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, policy, and development across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael was formerly the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]]; worked closely with Jane Coffin, the director of the development strategy at the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC), for nearly two years; and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). He has lectured on Internet governance at the Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet, the environment, and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville (USA). Additionally, he has completed various Internet governance and media policy-related training programs, including the 2017 European Summer School on Internet Governance ([https://eurossig.eu/eurossig/ EuroSSIG]) and the 2016 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. Michael also loathes referring to himself in the third person.

He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, policy, and development across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia.

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