Agilson Valle

Agilson Valle is an international business development and advisory executive with extensive experience across hospitality, tourism, aviation, market intelligence, consumer insights, financial services, executive recruitment, luxury travel and strategic partnerships. 

At Essence & Experience, Agilson leads business development, client partnerships, commercial strategy and hospitality advisory engagements across Asia-Pacific, helping owners, operators, developers, investors and brands identify growth opportunities, assess new markets and translate consumer and commercial insight into relevant, sustainable hospitality concepts. 

His career includes consulting and market-intelligence roles with Mintel and Euromonitor International, advising international organisations on consumer behaviour, market trends, competitive landscapes, investment opportunities and growth strategies. 

During his time with Euromonitor International, Agilson developed extensive relationships with financial institutions across Asia-Pacific, particularly in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai. He worked with investment banks, advisory teams and other financial-services clients using market and industry intelligence to support M&A transactions, commercial due diligence, company and sector assessments, investment advisory, IPO preparation and strategic decision-making. This experience strengthened his ability to view businesses and hospitality assets not only from an operational perspective, but also through the lens of investors, owners and capital markets. 

Earlier in his career, Agilson worked with Finnair Travel Services on market analysis, destination evaluation and partnership development supporting the assessment of new routes connecting Scandinavia with destinations in Brazil. This gave him first-hand exposure to the relationship between aviation connectivity, tourism demand, destination development and commercial partnerships. 

He has also advised credit-card and payment-sector clients seeking to better understand consumer behaviour across shopping, dining, travel and lifestyle, providing insight into how different customer segments spend, travel and engage with hospitality experiences.