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.