Stephan Monterde

Stephan Monterde is Head of Strategic Foresight and New Businesses at Cisco Systems. He is responsible for detecting discontinuous change early, developing plausible futures, interpreting the consequences for the company, as well as defining “future avenues for innovation”. He explores new territories, hunting for new ideas at the crossroads of technological breakthroughs and business model innovation. He focuses on finding and assessing disruptive and bold ideas that have the potential to shape the future of Cisco’s business.

In his previous role as Director of the Technology Intelligence and Strategy group, Stephan developed and established best in class Technology intelligence programs, practices and tools. In particular, he is the inventor of the Cisco Technology Radar, which was awarded for excellence in innovation management.

Prior to joining Cisco, Stephan was Head of Messaging Services at Orange Group. In that role he defined global products roadmaps, developed end-to-end services and ran strategic fixed-mobile telephony convergence initiatives.

Stephan Monterde holds a Bachelor of Electronics and an MSc in Communication Systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He also holds an MBA from IMD with honors in leadership.

Stephan’s Specialties Include:
• Corporate strategy
• Investments and acquisitions
• Technology intelligence, strategy, and management
• Product & Service development and management
• Innovation Management