The CerfLand Academy

To internalise what the Maison masters.

Led by Armin Keshani — trained at Oxford, Wharton and Bocconi, thirteen verifiable executive programmes — the Academy passes on what the Maison masters. To your teams, and to the directors who want it in their own hands.

Trained at the reference institutions

Oxford · Saïd
Oxford · SaïdApplied AI
Wharton · UPenn
Wharton · UPennStrategy & AI
SDA Bocconi
SDA BocconiLuxury & fashion
University of London
University of LondonMarketing
IE Business School
IE Business SchoolStrategy
Vanderbilt
VanderbiltAI agents
Google
GoogleAI & marketing
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web ServicesGenerative AI
Adobe
AdobeMarketing
Meta
MetaSocial media

The Academy is an activity of Maison & Manufacture CerfLand.

Three doors

From the conference to the bespoke programme.

The first contact

Conferences & Masterclasses

A talk by Armin Keshani, to a small circle. The most direct way to take the measure of the method before committing to it.

Private conference

Ninety minutes, by invitation.

€950per person
1 hr 30·by invitation
  • A talk by Armin Keshani
  • Summary materials handed over
  • A directed question session
Reserve a place

Private masterclass

Half a day, in workshop.

€2,400per person
half a day·a small group
  • A half-day applied masterclass
  • A supervised hands-on workshop
  • Complete materials and replay access
Reserve a place

The flagship programme

The CerfLand Cursus

The complete programme, for directors who want the method in their own hands — eight sessions, six months, a certificate and a network for life.

Flagship programme

The CerfLand Cursus

Eight sessions. Six months. A cohort of peers.

€8,500per person

8 sessions over 6 months · a cohort of 12 to 20 directors

What you take away

  • A certificate of completion — The CerfLand Cursus
  • A lifelong alumni network
  • A biannual alumni newsletter
  • A preferential Club Member rate (first year)
Join the next cohort

Bespoke · in-company

For your teams

The method passed on inside your walls — from the short format to the transformation programme, designed with you, for your committees.

Discipline Workshop

The short format that sets things moving.

€12,000per programme
2 half-days·4 to 12 participants
  • An editorial canon v1 produced together
  • A 90-day action plan
  • A usage manual (32 pages)
Frame a workshop

Augmented Direction Seminar

One day to grasp the method.

€18,000per programme
1 day·up to 25 participants
  • A 3-hour masterclass on Augmented Direction
  • A 4-hour production workshop
  • A Club dinner included (Paris or Nice)
Frame a seminar

Executive Education

The transformation programme, over four months.

€48,000per programme
6 sessions / 4 months·8 to 15 participants
  • A complete editorial canon (60 to 80 pages)
  • An 18-month transformation roadmap
  • Individual coaching of key participants
Design a programme

Prices exclude VAT. Conferences and Masterclasses are paid per place; the Cursus on enrolment; in-company programmes on a quotation framed together. Club members have dedicated conditions — see below.

The Cursus · curriculum

Eight sessions. Eight territories.

Each session is a full day; sessions are spaced about three weeks apart. Together they mobilise all thirteen of the Maison’s executive programmes.

I

Critical reading of a brand

A methodology for auditing presence, diagnosing the gaps, leading a reading as a team.

IE · Bocconi

II

The editorial canon

The architecture of a complete canon: identity, lexicon, narrative, visual rules. A practical case.

Bocconi · IE

III

Augmented Direction

Three disciplines, the governance of AI production, the EU AI Act.

Oxford · Vanderbilt · AWS

IV

The digital employee

Designing, deploying and governing a proprietary digital employee — Cerfi and bespoke profession-specific agents.

Vanderbilt · Oxford

V

Large-format production

The six pillars of the Studio, creative briefing, negotiating with media owners, broadcast standards.

Adobe · Wharton

VI

Acquisition & retention

Multi-platform paid acquisition, retention of a UHNW clientele.

Wharton · Meta · Google

VII

Crisis communication

Preparation, managing an active crisis, post-crisis. Anonymised real cases.

Oxford · IE · Wharton

VIII

Network & capital

A structured professional network, an investment dossier, presenting to aligned investors.

Wharton · University of London

Club members

The Academy, as a privilege.

The Club and the Academy answer each other. The conditions reserved for Club members are set out in the initial conversation.

Discover The Club

The Cursus · calendar

Two cohorts a year.

Enrol in the Cursus
8 sessions · 6 months

Autumn 2026 cohort

September 2026 — February 2027

8 sessions · 6 months

Spring 2027 cohort

March 2027 — August 2027

Have a programme in mind?

For a Conference, a Masterclass or an in-company programme: a thirty-minute initial conversation. For the Cursus: a short CV and an interview with the Director of the Academy.

Book a conversation