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=== Biography ===

=== Biography ===

Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based independent consultant & editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem,  He is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia across five countries: the United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael works with Jane Coffin, the director of development strategy at the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC), and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF). He also collaborates with DiploFoundation as assistant curator for the GIP Digital Watch observatory ([[DiploFoundation]]), and was formerly the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]]. Michael is actively involved in regional IGF initiatives, such as the Southeastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([http://seedig.net SEEDIG]) and the European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([https://eurodig.org EuroDIG]). He has lectured on Internet governance at the [http://mdlab.center/ Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut] (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut, and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville. Additionally, 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 2016 [http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/projects/annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-2/ Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute]. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.

Michael is a Belgrade-based independent consultant & editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem,  He is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia across five countries: the United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael works with Jane Coffin, the director of development strategy at the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC), and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the [[Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF). He also collaborates with DiploFoundation as assistant curator for the GIP Digital Watch observatory ([[DiploFoundation]]), and was formerly the communications manager of [[IGMENA|iGmena]], a program launched in 2012 by [[Hivos]]. Michael is actively involved in regional IGF initiatives, such as the Southeastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([http://seedig.net SEEDIG]) and the European Dialogue on Internet Governance ([https://eurodig.org EuroDIG]). He has lectured on Internet governance at the [http://mdlab.center/ Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut] (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut, and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville. Additionally, 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 2016 [http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/projects/annenberg-oxford-media-policy-summer-institute-2/ Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute]. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.