Monty C. M. Metzger, author of Mobile Future 2020 and Partner at Digital Leaders Ventures, is a leading thinker on digital business. Rather than focusing on the distant future, Monty takes an anthropological approach – scanning the near horizon global trends, disruptive technologies and consumer innovations on the verge of hitting critical mass, and then translating these into usable business strategies.

Since Monty found his first Internet company in 1998 he embraces digital media, as a digital leader, trend scout and future thinker. He graduated in Switzerland and Germany in Business Administration and electronic Marketing. Monty previously ran a global Trend Research Consultancy with offices in Munich, Tokyo, Beijing and New York. After the acquisition, Monty left the company, advised several European investment houses, and selected innovative start-ups.

As Chairman at DigitalLeaders.co, Monty has lead delegations to technology hubs such as Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Seoul or Tokyo and advised c-level executives of a wide range of governmental organizations and companies including arvato, BMW Group, Deutsche Telekom, E-Plus Group, GE, Goldbach Media Group, Henkel, Holcim, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, KPN, SIEMENS, Vodafone, WEKA and WPP.

In his current role as a Partner at the Venture Capital Fund Digital Leaders Ventures (DLV) he invests in technology companies globally.