Dr. Evangelos Theodorou
Theodorou Group Chairman & CEO
Modern industry does not just need new technological tools. It needs new ways of connecting existing infrastructure, people, and processes. The true added value does not arise from adopting a single innovation but from the collaboration of many different technologies into a unified whole.
In recent years, the market has seen a wide range of reliable solutions in areas such as robotics, coding, traceability, logistics, interconnected automation, and cloud technologies. Each of these technologies can bring significant improvements to individual stages of production or distribution. However, the key to real advancement lies elsewhere: in their architectural integration and the synchronization of all critical parameters of the factory and the supply chain.
From Production Line to Unified System
This need becomes even more critical in an environment characterized by complexity, an increasing need for flexibility, and frequent fluctuations in demand. Under these new conditions, a well-tuned production line or a modern storage system is no longer sufficient. What is required is a unified system that can control, monitor, and coordinate all subsystems of industrial activity in real time. In this context, the role of industrial system integrators gains particular importance.
These are specialized partners who combine expertise across multiple fields and can design, implement, and fully support operational and interconnected systems. They are the ones who understand that every industry has its own needs, its own pace, and its own production philosophy — they don’t simply offer solutions, but build operational frameworks tailored to its unique characteristics.
The new era of Greek industry will not be defined by who has the best technology. It will be defined by who can synchronize the operation of their subsystems, harness their data, and maintain the necessary transparency and resilience at all stages of production and distribution.
Industry of the New Era
Technology is not an end in itself. It is a tool. And its role is to connect. The goal today is not to add one more "smart" system to the factory. It is to build a synchronized and sustainable industrial ecosystem capable of operating, predicting, and adapting. That is the great challenge for the industry of tomorrow.
Dr. Evangelos Theodorou is the President & CEO of Theodorou Group. He holds a degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering – NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) and holds a Ph.D. in Electronic Systems from the University of Cambridge, England. He has been a lecturer at the Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the NTUA.