Generalleutnant Michael Vetter
Director-General and Chief Information Officer | Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
Advisory Board | BVL
Lieutenant General Michael Vetter, born in 1962, has been Director-General for Innovation and Cyber and Chief Information Officer at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin since October 2025. After joining the Bundeswehr in 1982 and officer’s training, he studied Economics and Management. After several troop and staff assignments, he was commander of 2 Air Force Maintenance Regiment in Diepholz from 2005 to 2007 and headed the Bundeswehr Logistics Centre in Wilhelmshaven from 2012 to 2017. In this position, he was responsible for worldwide logistic support of the Bundeswehr. During this time, he was also ISAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at Regional Command North in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan in 2013. In 2017, he became the first Chief of Staff of the newly established Bundeswehr Cyber and Information Domain Service Headquarters. From 2017 to 2018, he also performed the duties of Vice Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain Service. From 2019 to 2025 Lieutenant General Vetter headed the Directorate-General for Cyber / Information Technology at the MoD in Berlin.
Kaleidoscope Stage
Supply Chains in the Spotlight – Cyber Governance Rather Than a Patchwork Approach: Roles, Decision-Making, and Cooperation Between the State, the Bundeswehr, and the Private Sector
Digitalisation makes supply chains faster and more resilient – but also more vulnerable. A panel discussion will examine how companies can protect themselves, their products and their supply chains – as critical infrastructure – against attacks by criminals and suspected (quasi-)state actors: What strategic guidelines and support services are available from the authorities; what military situational assessments and principles does the Bundeswehr contribute; and what governance, role and decision-making models do companies need at the top level? This exchange can serve as a framework for refining priorities and identifying possible next steps.