Daniel Levine

Trends Expert. Bestselling Author. Dynamic Keynote Speaker.

Daniel Levine, Speaker & Trends Expert

"In over 19 years of organizing events — in which I've booked more than 250 speakers — Daniel Levine is without a doubt one of the top four or five we have ever had.... Audiences can't stop talking about his presentations — he really makes us look good."
- Terrence Williams, President, Event Services

"Our members are eager to apply Levine's insider knowledge on what their clients really want... and how they can connect with those customers on a deeper level."
- Jack E. Mannix, President and CEO of Ensemble Travel Group

Levine is the ultimate guru of cool.... He has a remarkable ability to distill trends to their essence and articulate them in a way we can all benefit from.
- CNN

Hailed as a "genius" by Elle magazine, Daniel Levine is a celebrated international trends expert and keynote speaker with an uncanny ability to help destinations, brands and businesses be more relevant, innovative and profitable. 

Daniel is a speaker with style as well as substance. A great education in an entertaining package. For audiences, the results are transformative.

International Trends Expert

As the Executive Director of The Avant-Guide Institute, Daniel is a trends marketing visionary, celebrated keynote speaker, and the hands-on leader of a huge international team of "cool-hunters" — thousands of trend-spotters who track the latest ideas and experiences from around the globe. 

A wide variety of tourism and consumer-oriented businesses seek out Daniel when looking to understand the impact of forthcoming social and cultural trends and to "hip" up their image.

  • MasterCard selected Daniel to be the expert spokesperson of a major television campaign to reach stylish spenders
  • Deutsche Telekom AG asked Daniel to help them understand what's happening in the world of tourism, restaurants, nightlife and retail
  • Samsonite teamed with Daniel when launching their style-driven Black Label line
  • Saatchi & Saatchi tapped Daniel to be the judge of their first ever Lovemarks holiday contest to help give it credible cool
  • Both HBO and NBC turned to Daniel when they needed an exceptionally well-connected expert to produce international segments for primetime lifestyle shows.

Dynamic Speaker

Daniel is a professional keynote speaker and presenter who is known for delivering highly praised keynotes for select major businesses and conferences worldwide, including World Travel Market, American Express MarketWatch, Promo Live, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, International Luxury Travel Market, EIBTM, and the New York Times Travel Conference.

While Daniel's expert presentations are highly entertaining and packed with captivating visuals, the focus is on the practical: Using inspirational and enlightening examples of where consumer culture is headed, Daniel utilizes the full resources of the Avant-Guide Institute to demonstrate how creative businesses from around the world are reaping major benefits by responding to real-world trends in innovative new ways. Then he demonstrates how you too can immediately take advantage of these same trends to transcend market challenges, win customers and dramatically increase sales.

Attendees learn about powerful social trends that will significantly impact their work, discover straightforward strategies to take advantage of these developments, and walk away with remarkable insights and tactics they can immediately put to use.

Bestselling Author

The author of over 20 bestselling books, Daniel is a well-known expert on consumer marketing, tourism and global cultural trends. His latest book describes the social effects of the economic downturn and offers a prescription for destinations, businesses, brands, products and services to capitalize on the behavioral changes of their customers.

Media Personality

Daniel is often on television — including BBC, NBC, Fox and many others. He was featured on a 20-city broadcast TV media tour and has appeared as an expert on both news and lifestyle programming. Daniel is also a regular consumer trends expert guest on international radio, from Europe and the United States to Australia and South Africa, and he is regularly quoted in newspapers and magazines worldwide. 

To discover how Daniel Levine can help make your event a sensation, contact:
Bradley M. Whitmore
USA Tel. 917.512.3881
Bradley.Whitmore@AvantGuide.com