As Alphabet Media Academy concludes plans for the 2025 edition of the graduation ceremony for its students on Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Academy has penciled down Dr. Tayo Oyedeji, the Group Managing Director of Insight Redefini, to deliver the graduation speech at the event.

Dr. Tayo Oyedeji, a business leader with startup and corporate organization experience in Africa, Europe, and North America; is a sought after speaker and an ecosystem veteran. His presentation is titled: “Generative AI and The Media Advertising Industry- The Big Leap.”

Oyedeji was the Managing Director/CEO of Starcom Media Perspectives from 2014 to 2016. Between January and May 2017, he was responsible for managing Starcom MP in South Africa while driving the growth of Publicis Media’s brands (Starcom, Zenith, Mediavest Spark, and Blue 449) across 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ilorin, he holds an MBA from Oxford University and PhD from the University of Missouri-Columbia, Dr. Oyedeji co-founded Overwood, a Texas-based emerging market FinTech that uses technology to democratize investments by making safe, high yield investments available to regular people.

Also billed to hold on that day is a panel discussion and presentation of awards to some distinguished personalities.

Speaking on the event, the chief executive officer of AMA, Mr. Eki Adzufeh, said the event, as usual, will gather key Integrated Marketing Communications(IMC) industry stakeholders and is scheduled to hold at NECA House, Plot A2 Hakeem Balogun Street, CBD Alausa, Ikeja-Lagos.

AMA was launched on February 20, 2018. The idea was conceived since 2014 but was finally registered on 11 July 2016 as ALPHABET MEDIA ACADEMY LIMITED.

It is a unique project borne out of the ingenuity of the promoters. This concept was thought out by a threesome media advertising professionals who met in 2014 to advance the profession to an enviable level and in a sustainable way, was to refine the quality of training available to colleagues on the field with a commitment to continually upscale same in line with global standards.

AMA is a project for the Industry and by the industry’ as both the Board of Directors led by a veteran in the industry, Mr Vincent Oyo, and the faculty members are all advertising industry related people.

The three-point objectives of the Academy are to provide a post graduate media advertising training for new entrants approaching the media advertising profession and young executives already working in the industry; train students who would like to improve their current employment while others would be trained to be ‘employable’ and the Academy shall assist them in job placement with prospective employers; and contribute to the ecosystem by providing a constant flow of trainees/students who are well-trained with hands-on practical experience.

In the words of Mr Adzufeh: “The Academy, which held its first grand graduation in September 2023, has since produced more Certificate and Diploma students thereafter, bringing the total to about 500 students since inception, with the 20th Cohort Certificate and Cohort 18 Diploma programmes currently ongoing.”