The second event in the series of information sessions and Digital Transformation solution presentations, titled “Digital Transformation of Businesses in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace”, was completed successfully. It was organized by ena Development Consultants, Supporting Body of the eMT cluster, in collaboration with the Rhodope Chamber of Professionals & Craftsmen, the Rhodope Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the technology companies that make up the eMT cluster.
The event took place on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the welcoming premises of the Rhodope Chamber of Professionals & Craftsmen in Komotini.
A welcome address was given by the Secretary General of the Rhodope Chamber of Professionals & Craftsmen, Mr. Pantelis Chaviaras, who stressed that these information events benefit local businesses because they give practical guidance on applying technology in business operations, and noted the skills shortage that must be tackled first and foremost. The President of the Rhodope Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Nikolaos Angelidis, stressed that Digital Transformation is the only way forward for growth, especially for the agri-food sector and manufacturing. Welcoming the work of the eMT Cluster, he noted that since the area's businesses are small, they can only benefit from clusters where different skills can be combined, know-how can be exchanged, and the outward-looking initiatives our Region needs can be strengthened.
The event was also addressed and honored by the presence of the President of the 1st Regional Department of Thrace of the Economic Chamber of Greece, Mr. Paschalis Draganidis, and the President of the Regional Department of Thrace of the Technical Chamber of Greece, Mr. Dimitrios Lourikas.
Next, the project's Project Manager, Mr. Stelios Kotopoulos, presented the scope of the eMT cluster, the first Innovation & Technology cluster in the Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, and how businesses in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace can benefit from the innovations brought together by its technology ecosystem.
Four (4) of the businesses that make up the eMT cluster took part in the event. They had the opportunity both to connect with the business community of the Komotini area and to present the digital transformation solutions they are developing as members of the eMT cluster.
More specifically, the following companies took part with their representatives:
Explicit.ai: Its founder, Ms. Georgia Papadopoulou, spoke about the company's goal of empowering primary livestock production with new precision technologies to increase productivity and streamline processes. She presented PreLive, a decision-making platform currently running in a pilot environment, the iWeightApp application, a tool for estimating the weight of livestock from mobile devices, and what the company will develop as part of the eMT cluster, concerning the milk supply chain and traceability.
Apt Information Systems: Its General Manager, Mr. Giorgos Ntegiannis, presented the company's solutions and products, with an emphasis on the addAPT digital transformation platform. addAPT makes the various information systems and applications a business may have work together, and supports fully digital operation from order to production and back. The addAPT platform is used in the Public Sector, the Primary Sector, Industry, Shipping and Construction.
SEEMS: Its co-founder and Advisory Board member, Mr. Petros Soukoulias, presented the digital transformation solutions for industrial production in which the company has specialized over the past 5 years, focusing on the company's aRTi – D solution. aRTi – D is an integrated artificial intelligence and industrial internet of things hardware and software solution that puts industrial data to use, in real time, in decision-making and in monitoring how those decisions are carried out. Its fields of application include the food & beverage industry, pharmaceuticals, energy, the paper industry, construction companies and more.
ena Development Consultants, Supporting Body of the eMT cluster, was represented by its co-founder and Director of Coordination & Development, Mr. Stavros Amoiras, who, after a brief look at ena's presence and role as a development hub in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, presented the financing tools available to businesses to support innovation and entrepreneurship.
The event was moderated by the founder of Ten06 and head of Strategic Planning of the eMT cluster, Mr. Giorgos Papastamatiou, whose targeted explanations and pointed questions to the speakers contributed greatly to the smooth running of the event.
At the end of the event, participants had the opportunity to discuss individual questions about the digital transformation of their businesses with the speakers and the representatives of the eMT cluster and the participating member businesses, while enjoying a variety of gourmet dishes and fine local wines.
You can find photos from the Komotini event at the link below:
The next stop in the eMT cluster's series of information events is the Kavala Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, June 22 in Kavala.
The series concludes with one more event, on Friday, 01/07 in Xanthi, at the new multi-purpose space of ena Development Consultants, #enahub.
The information events and Digital Transformation solution presentations are mainly aimed at primary and secondary sector Agri-food businesses, Manufacturing and Industrial businesses, Commercial businesses, Cooperatives and Local Government Organizations.
Participation in the events is free.
For more information and to register online, visit the following link: https://emtcluster.gr/index.php/el/emt-cluster/events
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