Monty Metzger (GER)

Monty is an Entrepreneur, Author and Trend-Scout.

He studied Business Administration in Germany and Switzerland and specialised early on electronic Marketing. Since Monty founded his first internet company in 1998 he realised inspiring projects with lasting impact. He attended the “Innovation Academy” at the Harvard Business School, is active member of the e-G8 Forum and is blogging at monty.de

He founded the german office of a global Trend Research Consultancy and expanded the company in China. Since 2008 he is Founder & Managing Director at “Ahead of Time“, an innovation agency focusing on Emerging Technology, Mobile Media and the development of Social Media Marketing.

He is member of the advisory board of the Mobile Institute and the conference Mobile Media World in Toronto, Canada. Monty Metzger is founder of the open think tank about the future of mobile media and communication, Mocom 2020. He has just published the project related Book „Mobile Future @mocom2020: A collaborative vision of the future of mobile media“.

Furthermore he is founder and chairman of the CROSS INNOVATION ACADEMY taking place bi-annually. The CROSS INNOVATION ACADEMY is a „high-energy“ and „high-impact“ leadership event gathering a selection of the smartest, most innovative and forward-thinking people. The event is by invitation only.