What?

  • Mini Creative MBA for passionate professionals eager to know the latest in marcom, design & related industries.

  • Emerging trends & insightful transformations

  • "How goods look like" in the near future. Business intelligence, guts & flair. Culture & society awareness.

  • Exceptional professionals trainings, doubled by workshops & work in teams of two, on three real briefs.

  • Best eligible people qualify for Cannes Lions competitions and the festival experience.

When?

FALL - WINTER

  • November & December On Line

  • 7-9 PM. Mondays and Thursdays

For whom

  • It’s the hunger to know first about the latest and the best that keeps this mayo firm, not the age. Anyone, regardless of seniority level, can attend.

  • An eclectic, passionate crowd has its perks: People learn from each other as much as from the speakers.

  • For those under 30 years old, Young Lions competitions are a plus.

Young Lions


  • Teams of 2

  • At least one of the two has to be fluent in visual languages, for the briefs’ execution.

  • Ad, design, branding agencies' employees, marketers, strategists, copywriters, creative PR & all sorts of content creators, game developers or freelancers working in marcom & related industries.

  • YOUNG LIONS DIGITAL, PR & PRINT available. Partners: RAIFFEISEN & URSUS.

The 3 briefs

  • Each on-line meeting is followed by short presentations & feedbacks on the first 2 briefs' ideas & executions.

  • The 3rd brief, to be solved in 24h, is provided by the end of the program.

  • Jury evaluation follows. A week later the Winners are announced.

  • Best teams qualifies for Cannes Lions.

  • Depending on the quality of the ideas, the solutions could be implemented. Other awards might be in order.

  • At #TheAlternativeSchool you work on real briefs, for real brand challenges, just as in real life or during the 24h YL competitions happening in Cannes.

  • If under 30 and interested to attend "Future Proof Creativity: How to brand: 25+" the fall - winter module, there will also be scholarship briefs. Follow #TheAlternativeSchool on social media, to find out about the new scholarship competition.

Romania

Creativity Ambassador

Romania

5 TO GO / YL Print Empowered by Ursus

Romania

5 TO GO / YL Print Empowered by Ursus

Romania

UM Creatives / YL Digital Empowered by Raiffeisen

Romania

UM Creative / YL Digital Empowered by Raiffeisen

Romania

Creative McCann / RHA 2025 Alumna

Romania

ERA Alumna / Empowered by Invizibilii.ro

Romania

ERA Alumnus / Empowered by Invizibilii.ro

Romania / Italia

Global ECD & Partner | Ain't

Malta

Founder and CEO | Culture Venture

Romania

Head of B2B Engagement

Romania

PR and Creative Consultant | International Juror

Romania

Creative Director | VML

Romania

Founder | Ilustrescu

Romania

Founder | Animini

Romania

Founder | Katai Agency

Romania

Founder and Managing Director | Exact Business Solutions

Romania

Managing Director and Founder | AHA Moments

Romania

Creative Domain Expert | Kantar

Romania

Creative Domain Lead | Kantar

Romania

Co-founder | Daedalus New Media Research

USA

Co-founder | In Good Co

Romania

Curator / MARE

Romania

Country Sales Manager / Shutterstock

Romania

VP Sales, Asahi Beer, on Japanese Innovation

Romania

New Business Director / GMP&U

Romania

Co-owner & Creative Director / NUTS

Netherlands

Founder / Y3K

Romania

Marketing Director / Orkla Foods

Italy

Didactic Coordinator Graphic Design BA / IED Milano

Romania

Founder / All Mad Studio

Croatia

Co-chairman, Bruketa Zinic Grey

Portugal

Lecturer / Nova University Lisbon

USA

SVP, Design Thinking Strategy / FCB Health New York

Italy

Global ECD / Le Pub

Pakistan

Executive Marketing Director / Easypaisa

UAE

Founder & Creative Chairwoman / V4GOOD

Austria

Artists / Honey & Bunny

Romania

Managing Director / DARE

Spain / UAE

Creative Director & Film Director / International Juror

Denmark

Communication & Design Consultant / Nordic Sustainability

France

Creative Consultant / Tale of You

Romania / USA

CEO / AIDA Growth

ROMANIA

Strategic Communication Integrator | Jam Session Agency

TEL AVIV

Software Engineer and Geek

NETHERLANDS

FOUNDER | Y3K

ROMANIA

AYZ&HENDZ

UAE

Experience Director | Create Group

ROMANIA

DIGITAL DISTRIKT

FRANCE

ART DIRECTOR / PUBLICIS PARIS

SPAIN

CO-FOUNDER KYPSEL

ROMANIA

v8 INTERACTIVE

ROMANIA

DIGITAL DISTRIKT

ROMANIA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Ogilvy & Mather

ROMANIA

Marketing Manager @ Warner Bros. Discovery

ROMANIA

Head of Marketing AFI Europe Romania

ROMANIA

Media & Reputation Value Partner at Roche

ROMANIA

Managing Director, Evolution Media

ROMANIA

Communications Director

ROMANIA

Corporate Affairs & Engagement Director

ROMANIA

Creative Director at The M Works

ROMANIA

Founder & CEO at OXYGEN

ROMANIA

Founder and CEO Brain 4 Strategy and Founder Global Women in PR Romania

ROMANIA

Marketing & PR Coordinator - Honda Trading Romania

ROMANIA

Graphic design Illustration

ROMANIA

Art Director

ROMANIA

Graphic Designer at Atelierul de grafica, Bucharest

ROMANIA

Architect | Illustrator | Graphic Designer

ROMANIA

COUNTRY SALES MANAGER | SHUTTERSTOCK

NETHERLANDS

CCO Publicis Groupe Netherlands and Belgium

SPAIN

Creative Consultant

SERBIA

Co-Founder & Creative Director at Creative Disorder Studio

UAE

CCO | Edelman

GERMANY

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | ANOMALY

NIGERIA

Founder / Creative Director - OneWildcard

ROMANIA

Visual artist and illustrator

ROMANIA

Andrei Stoleru & Dragoș Coman

UK

Group Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Group UK

ROMANIA

FOUNDER THEALTERNATIVESCHOOL

Speaker & MC all sessions

ROMANIA

MARKETING & GROWTH MANAGER | DIGITAL STAR

FRANCE

ART DIRECTOR / PUBLICIS PARIS

ROMANIA

Founder | Thinkegic

UAE

Creative Director | Leo Burnett Dubai

UAE

CCO | Edelman

UAE

Experience Director | Create Group

ROMANIA

Strategic Communication Integrator | Jam Session Agency

ROMANIA

Managing Partner, Sector 7 HUB

CROATIA

CO-CHAIMAN / BRUKETA&ŽINIĆ&GREY

TEL AVIV

CD OVERWOLF

ROMANIA

Corporate Communication & Public Affairs Raiffeisen

USA

Executive Creative Director at VML

SAUDI ARABIA

Director of Brand & Communication @HungerStation

SPAIN

CO-FOUNDER KYPSEL

BELGIUM

TK.LAB STRATEGIST | OGILVY SOCIAL.LAB BRUSSELS

UAE

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR | XELEMENT

UAE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR & FILM DIRECTOR | FREELANCE

GERMANY

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | ANOMALY

ROMANIA

COUNTRY SALES MANAGER | SHUTTERSTOCK

BELGIUM

CO-FOUNDER | MAPSHOT

ROMANIA

FOUNDER MAD ANIMATOR

ROMANIA

v8 INTERACTIVE

UKRAINE

CO-FOUNDER TABASCO

ROMANIA

SENIOR COUNSULTANT | BRAND ARCHITECTS

ROMANIA

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR | MCCANN WORLDGROUP

BELARUS

Global Marketing & Brand Executive

ROMANIA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Ogilvy & Mather

NETHERLANDS

FOUNDER | Y3K

ROMANIA

FOUNDER HR SCHOOL

ROMANIA

UM Studios Operations Director

ROMANIA

Marketing Manager at Porsche

ROMANIA

Cultural and Media Insights Manager at UM Worldwide

ROMANIA

Head of Strategy at Ogilvy Romania

UK

FOUNDER COCOON FACTOR

When & Where: 18.03 | 19:00-19:30h | Zoom

ROMANIA

ECD MCCANN

When & Where: 18.03 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

ROMANIA

CO-FOUNDER GOOD GAME INDUSTRY

When & Where: 18.03 | 21:00-20:30h | Zoom

THE EMIRATES

CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND US

When & Where: 21.03 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

UK

ARTIST | SARABANDE FOUNDATION

When & Where: 21.03 | 20:00-20:30h | Zoom

SWEDEN

PARTNER @ INGAGER _ META ALLIANCE

When & Where: 21.03 | 20:30-21:00h | Zoom

ROMANIA

PRESIDENT RGDA / CSO AMBER

When & Where: 25.03 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

NEW YORK

CO-FOUNDER RXM CREATIVE

When & Where: 28.03 | 19:00-19:30h | Zoom

ITALY

SENIOR DESIGNER & LECTURER IED MILAN

When & Where: 28.03 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

ROMANIA

SENIOR UX DESIGNER, 3 ARTIST

When & Where: 28.03 | 20:30-21:00h | Zoom

ROMANIA

AYZ & HENDZ | YL GOLD WINNER

When & Where: 1.04 | 18:00-h | LIVE

ROMANIA

FOUNDER: OANAISPIR.COM

When & Where: 1.04 | 18:00-h | LIVE

ROMANIA

MARKETING & GROWTH MANAGER | DIGITAL STAR

When & Where: 04.04 | 19:00-19:30h | Zoom

EGYPT

DESIGN LECTURER | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CAIRO

When & Where: 04.04 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

BULGARIA

CO-FOUNDER, TDB PLAY

When & Where: 11.04 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

UK

SENIOR CONSULTANT OBSOLETE.COM

When & Where: 15.04 | 19:00-19:30h | Zoom

DENMARK

COM. ASSOCIATE / NORDIC SUSTAINABILITY

When & Where: 15.04 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

DENMARK

GLOBAL CREATIVE STRATEGIST / LEGO

When & Where: 15.04 | 20:00-20:30h | Zoom

ROMANIA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR THE GEEKS

When & Where: 18.04 | 19:30-20:00h | Zoom

CEE

CO-CEO MCCANN WORLDGROUP

When & Where: 20.03 | 19-21h | Zoom

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