Lothar Wieler is Chair of the Digital Global Public Health Department and Speaker of the Digital Health Cluster at the Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam. He is a veterinarian by training, a microbiologist and global public health expert. His initial research focused on the molecular pathogenesis, genomic surveillance, and evolution of infectious agents, particularly zoonotic pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacterial agents. Based on this experience, he extended his research to public and global health, focusing on disease prevention and containment of pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. In addition to diarrheagenic and respiratory pathogens, he concentrates on antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. In the future, he plans to extend his research to the prevention of non-communicable diseases, conducting studies in the field of digital health, with a particular focus on global public health issues. His goal is to reduce health inequalities by promoting digital public health at local, national, and international levels, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).