Speaker

Christian Hadjiminas graduated in 1981 from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) and in 1983 from Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania) with an MBA in Business and Finance. After working as a Senior Trader at Phibro-Salomon Inc. in 1987, he has set up his first company in New York and soon thereafter in 1989, he has moved his business in Greece and established EFA VENTURES in Athens. Very soon, EFA VENTURES became one of the leading industrial cooperation service providers in the world. Mr. Hadjiminas is today the Founder & CEO of THEON GROUP, which develops and manufactures cutting-edge Night Vision, Thermal Imaging and Electro-Optical ISR systems for Defense and Security applications with a global footprint. THEON GROUP started its operations in 1997 from Greece and today occupies a leading role in the sector thanks to its international presence through subsidiaries and production facilities in Greece, Cyprus, Germany, the Baltics, the United States, the Gulf States, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Singapore, and South Korea. THEON GROUP employs 600 people globally and has more than 200,000 systems in service with Armed and Special Forces in 71 countries around the world, 26 of which are NATO countries. ΤΗΕΟΝ ΙΝΤΕRNATIONAL PLC has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam (AMS: THEON) since February 2024. THEON was honored at the Kouros Awards 2024 Performance on the International Economic Area and was recently named Growth Winner at the Growth Awards, organized by Grant Thornton and Eurobank to reward business excellence and strategic growth. THEON was also included in FINANCIAL TIMES & STATISTA list with the 1000 Fastest Growing companies in Europe for two consecutive years, 2024 and 2025. www.theon.com Mr. Hadjiminas is also the Founder of EFA GROUP, a set of companies with a leading-edge position in the international market with more than 35 years of experience, in the fields of Aerospace, Security, Defense, and Industrial Cooperation. EFA GROUP currently employs more than 220 people, most of whom are engineers and experts. The GROUP has established offices across six international regions: Greece, Cyprus, Switzerland, USA, UAE, and Singapore to serve its customers in 34 countries worldwide. EFA GROUP includes EFA VENTURES (Supply Chain Management & Integrated Services), AEROSPACE VENTURES (Industrial Participation & Related Services), SCYTALYS (Systems Integration & Software), ES SYSTEMS (MEMs & IoT Integration), EPICOS (Global Defense B2B Information Platform), UCANDRONE (Unmanned Systems) and AETHER AERONAUTICS (Target Drones). www.efagroup.eu Mr. Hadjiminas is also the President of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association - EENE (www.eene.gr) and Head of EENE International, as well as Founder and Honorary President of the Wharton Alumni Club of Greece. He was awarded the “Internationally Growing Entrepreneur” at the EY Entrepreneur of The Year™ 2023 competition.