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Target Participant Industries


The Berlin School is dedicated to enrolling creative executives who show a proven passion for setting new professional standards in the communication and creative industries. Selection of participants is based on a candidate’s professional and academic background, career objectives, and leadership potential.

Target Participant Industries

Ideal candidates are accomplished leaders in one of the following creative disciplines:

Media New media, interactive and gaming technologies, publishing
Entertainment Music, film, broadcasting
Advertising Advertising agencies
Marketing Direct marketing, dialogue marketing, global marketing

Executive MBA in Creative Leadership

Current 2008-2010 Participants:


Manoela Amaro
Marketing Director
TAM Airlines
Brazil



Adrian Botan

Chief Creative Officer
McCann
Romania



Matthew Connor
EVP & Creative Director
RTC Relationship Management
USA



Elena Dalmatova
Creative Director
Immedia Holding
Russia



Simona Dan

Senior Partner & Client Services Director
Rogalski/Grigoriu
Romania



Thomas Elstner
Founder & CEO
Format Punkt E
Germany



Vicente Garcia
Planner & Creative Director
Kardumen Digital Sympathy
Spain



Emin Guluzade
CCO & Managing Partner
PeopleBrand
Azerbaijan



Trevania Henderson
Principal & Founder
The Marketing Department
USA



Kalle Kannisto
Senior Creative
Fjord
Finland



Vato Kavtaradze
Founder & CEO
Windfor's Advertising
Georgia



Inga Leschek
Managing Director
Tresor TV
Austria



Cathrin Loose
Art Director
Franken Architekten
Germany



Basia Metelska
Creative Director
Fortis Centrum
Poland



Ema Prisca
Creative Director
Graffiti BBDO Group
Romania



Noah Robinson
Marketing Consultant
USA



Felix Tataru
General Manager
GMP Advertising
Romania



Carlos Alvarez Tellez
Innovation Consultant
Play México
México



Armin Wolf
Chief Correspondent
ORF Television
Austria

Current 2008-2009 Participants:



Shaun Abrahamson
Founder & CEO
Mutopo
USA

On the Berlin School: “The Berlin School exceeds all of my
expectations. I learned something new every minute, from the
teachers, from my  classmates, from the guest speakers, from
the vibe of a city that is at the center of the world today.”



Sergio Alcocer
President/CCO
Latin Works
USA

 

Makoto Arai
Deputy Director, Public Account Mgmt Division
Dentsu Inc.
Japan


Gheorghe Baraian
Managing Director
Impression Graphics
Romania



Michael Davis

Senior Vice President, Director of Creative Technology
DRAFT FCB
USA

On the Berlin School: "The Berlin School offers me a unique
view into diversity on a professional level and how leaders
from global cultures can truly work together for common knowledge.”


 

Mauricio Garnier

Chief Creative Officer
Garnier BBDO
Costa Rica


Sergio Gordilho
Creative Vice President
Africa Propaganda
Brazil

On the Berlin School: "The EMBA is a guiding light showing
creatives how to become leaders."




Rikke Grundtvig

Communications Director
Omnicom
Denmark


Alexander Jaggy
Executive Creative Director
Jung von Matt/Limmat
Switzerland

On the Berlin School: “The Berlin School is the right boost
for the second half of my career.”



Sasha Katsman

Partner & Creative Director
Sarke Advertising Group
Georgia



Ruy Lindenberg
Creative Vice President
Leo Burnett Brazil
Brazil


Craig Markus
Executive Creative Director
McCann, New York
USA



Bechara Mouzannar
Regional Executive Creative Director
Leo Burnett MENA
Lebanon

On the Berlin School: "The school is great, the program thrilling
and it is a blast to be in Berlin."




Sergio Mugnaini
Interactive Creative Director
Almap/BBDO
Brazil



Alvas Onguru
Creative Director
Ogilvy & Mather
Kenya



Saneel Radia
Vice President, Alchemy
Denuo
USA

On the Berlin School: "The Berlin School bridges that gap between
academia and creative industries by beautifully balancing the best
of both worlds and delivering a program that helps creative
leaders cause creativity, not just produce it. "




Eliza Rogalski
Managing Partner
Rogalski/Grigoriu
Romania


Wolfgang Schneider
Chief Creative Officer
Jung von Matt/Spree
Germany



Rob Shwetz

Director, Business Communication Planning
Publicis Mojo
Australia



Matthias Spaetgens
Managing Director
Scholz&Friends
Germany



Eriks Stendzenieks
Creative Director, Partner
MOOZ!
Latvia

On the Berlin School: "After my first two weeks at the Berlin School
I felt 20 years younger and 10 year smarter."




Lucia Tarbajovska
Vice President, Marketing Communication
T-Mobile
Czech Republic

On the Berlin School: “Finding a new equilibrium between
creative inspiration  and business analysis at the Berlin
School is like getting up and walking again on two legs.” 




Dimitris Tranakas
Regional Director
Partner
FRANK, Romania


2006/2007 Alumni:



Gideon Amichay
Partner & Creative Director
Shalmor Avnon Amichay Young & Rubicam
Tel Aviv, Israel

On the Berlin School: "It is not enough to have the passion for
creative issues. The Berlin School gives you the passion for
leadership issues."

On Winning 5 Cannes Lions: "The Berlin School of
Creative Leadership was very dominant for me and was the
trigger for our big change."




Fernando Bellotti
CEO
Leo Burnett
Argentina





Irina Gorshikova
Copywriter
Saatchi&Saatchi
Moscow, Russia



Dragos Grigoriu
President
Tempo Advertising
Bucharest, Romania



Tomás Kopecny
Creative Director
Publicis
Prague, Czech Republic



Thomas Lehmann
Director of the New Media Center
University of Basel
Basel Switzerland

On the Berlin School: "Exactly what I was looking for: high
standards, exciting topics, innovative approach."




Cláudia Macedo

Head of Int’l Programming Research & Acquisitions
GLOBO SAT
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Yukio Nakayama
ECD / Corporate Officer for Solution Department
Frontage Inc.
Senior Project Manager
Dentsu Inc.
Tokyo, Japan

On the Berlin School:  “Searching for the future of our industry,
I need something fresh to inspire me. Leading a staff of 100 in
our offices, I need something bold to empower me.
The Berlin School offered it all.”




Mihaela Nicola
President/ CEO
Nicola Porter Novelli / The Group
Bucharest Romania

On the Berlin School: "It has been amazing. 
The Berlin School has provided me with an awaking;
tools, thoughts, challenges and self-understanding. 
The smart and efficient mix of practical experience
and academic knowledge continue to exceed my
high expectations."




Luiz Sanches
Creative Director
AlmapBBDO
São Paulo, Brazil



Matthias Schmidt
Managing Director
Scholz & Friends
Hamburg, Germany

"After each session of the Berlin School I go home with a list of things to do."




Zoltan Szigeti
President The Group
Bucharest, Romania

"We opened two new business units based on what I learned
at the Berlin School."




Sebastian Turner
CEO and Partner
Scholz & Friends
Berlin, Germany



Ralf Zilligen
Chief Creative Officer
BBDO Germany
Düsseldorf Germany

On the Berlin School: "This program provides leaders from the
creative industry with exactly what is needed."

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