From August 1 to August 2, 2024, the two-day "Chinese Students in North America · Zhejiang Trip" event was successfully held in Hangzhou. As one of the invited guests, Mr Rupert, the founder of altPlus, sincerely shared his practical experience on sustainable development. At the same time, altPlus hopes to take this opportunity to explore sustainable career paths with young professionals and attract more outstanding talents to join the bamboo materials industry, contributing to the "altPlus Solution”.
Event review
The event kicked off at 12: 00 on August 1st at the Hangzhou International Center for Urban Studies. University of Toronto Chinese Students Association, Canadian Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, Hangzhou International Research Center for Urban Studies (Zhejiang Urban Governance Center), Municipal Federation of Commerce and Industry and other units jointly organized, GaGro as the main co-organizer.
Come from University of Toronto, University of Michigan, Columbia University, New York University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Normal University Nearly 100 young students from universities at home and abroad participated in the event, and 20 + Student Federation and youth organizations went to the scene to exchange ideas.
The event also invited internationally renowned experts and business representatives to participate, aiming to promote global understanding, tolerance and integration through cross-cultural exchanges. By listening to and drawing on the insights of experts and business representatives, young students and international participants discussed and learned together in interactive sessions at the event, thus connecting with industry veterans from diverse backgrounds.
The event is divided into four major processes: opening ceremony, "Climate Change & Future" discussion, "Technology & Future" discussion, and closing.
Mr Mark Ceolin,
Founder of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
Liu Zihao, the representative of the event initiator, emphasised in his speech that the significance of this event is to strengthen cross-regional and cross-cultural exchanges and cooperation between students and students, students and enterprises, and enterprises and enterprises, as a way to accelerate the pace of global innovation and integration.
In particular, Mr Mark Ceolin, Founder of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, highlighted the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the global marketplace and shared how effective marketing strategies can facilitate business and cultural exchanges between China and Canada.
In the event's first theme, "Climate Change & Future," special guests delved into the importance of ecosystem conservation and future development in the process of achieving carbon neutrality.
CEO of altPlus, Eric Charles Rupert
Chief Executive Officer of altPlus, Eric Charles Rupert. He shared his nearly 12 years of experience in developing advanced applications of bamboo materials in China. He detailed the great potential of bamboo as a renewable resource, highlighting its wide range of applications from paper and fiber products to engineered composites and eco-polymers.
Mr. Rupert is committed to the sustainable development and wide application of bamboo materials in the world. Bamboo materials are not only environmentally and economically beneficial, they are also an important part of the future of green building and sustainable development.
Science and technology also play an important role in promoting sustainable development and ecological protection. In today's globalised world, science and technology are also key drivers for enterprises to reach out to international markets.
Senan Khawaja, Stanford University 2024 Bachelor of Economics and International Relations, Co-founder and Executive Director of Kollegio AI, shared that youth innovation and entrepreneurship requires not only innovative thinking, but also an international outlook and cross-cultural communication skills.
At the end of the summit, Mr Zhu Weiping, Executive Director of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Canada, inaugurated the University of Toronto Forum.
In the context of globalisation, cultivating an international outlook, seizing career opportunities, and walking hand in hand with like-minded people from different cultures will become a lifelong learning issue for us.
Exploring a sustainable career path
Through the "Chinese Students in North America - Zhejiang Trip", altPlus discussed sustainable development issues with representatives from various enterprises and organisations, and also served as an important platform for interaction and cooperation between young people from China and Canada. Strengthening global cultural exchanges is an inevitable trend, and altPlus hopes to use this event to attract more talented people to join the bamboo material industry and contribute to the "altPlus Solution" for the path of sustainable development.
altPlus is a bamboo forest industry company firmly based within bamboo forest resources. We manufacture products from rapidly renewable, sustainably grown, bamboo. We are committed to developing standards that can be trusted and that will stand the test of time. At the same time, we sincerely hope that we can work together with outstanding talents to explore a sustainable career path.
1. Discover your strengths
It is vital to identify and utilise your strengths in your career path. It is possible to identify where your strengths lie through what you have learnt, social environment, etc. Once you have identified your strengths, you will be able to target career fields or projects that make the most of those strengths.
altPlus is based on China's and the world's bamboo forest resources, maximising the use of local resources to create sustainable products.
“Coming from Canada, we are familiar with fiber biproducts from our wood industry as well as other agriculture industries, corn, hemp and coffee bean waste and more. So when I entered into the bamboo industry focused originally on building materials, a natural biproduct was how to use the rest of the culm in fiber based composites. My home being near the auto industry core of USA – Detroit – had an abundance of interest in utilizing biobased materials as a composite material with polymers. This then led us down the path we are today , where we found ourselves in widerspread application. ”Mr Rupert sincerely shared at the event.
2. Enhancing the global perspective
In today's fast-changing world, it is essential to assess one's career development with a global perspective. Each individual learns about various industries through current events in order to adjust their career plans.
This is one of the objectives of the event, which is to build an international platform for international students from North America to integrate into the nation's innovation and entrepreneurship, and to listen to the advice of experts and business representatives in order to network with industry seniors from diverse backgrounds.
3. Challenges and opportunities
The world is constantly changing, and challenges are endless. While it is right to be optimistic in the face of adversity, clarity on how to move forward is key.
“The downturn in the market has had an impact on the growth of our building materials industry, but that our fibre products and resource products are strongly resilient in the market segments. We believe there is a strong resilience in the key segments and we still see investment ongoing into building out capacity." Mr Rupert said. This is achieved by continuously optimising our products and services to meet changing market demands.
Be yourself at altPlus
Welcome to altPlus, where you have countless opportunities to express yourself and feel the power of teamwork. Discover what it's like for 2 new colleagues who have joined altPlus.
1 Marketing Department - Nora
At altPlus, everyone enjoys equal opportunities and platforms for development. From the first day of my employment, I really felt that even newcomers were equally valued. From being unfamiliar with the company's business direction to being able to gradually adapt to the work rhythm, every colleague is actively guiding me to integrate into the altPlus family. It has been a great experience that has taught me the power of teamwork and I look forward to unleashing my potential here.
2 Product Department - Kim
When joining altPlus for my first project, I was deeply attracted by the environmental characteristics and innovative potential of bamboo fibre products. In the course of my work, I experienced the power of teamwork, especially when facing the technical difficulties in processing and applying bamboo fibre materials, which required me to keep searching for solutions with my colleagues. At the same time, learning how to combine innovative technology with market demand to ensure the market competitiveness of products has been very rewarding for me.
Come to altPlus and create your own exciting story. altPlus' business is divided into two main directions: bamboo fibre and engineered bamboo construction projects.
1. Bamboo fiber Sector: At altPlus, we are committed to revolutionizing the bio-materials industry by harnessing the power of bamboo. Our innovative altPlus Fiber division specializes in developing and producing fully biodegradable bamboo fiber materials and products, in a wide range of raw materials and finished product for various applications.
Bamboo Material Supply Resources，altPlus Resources Industry procures and processes the bamboo used by altPlus and its clients, targeting paper, pulp, fiber, and agricultural bio-product sectors.
Bamboo-Based Ecopolymer Products, altPlus Ecopolymer Industry produces ecopolymer-based products in dailyware and durable goods under the BaMatrix brand, substituting conventional plastic products.
Bamboo Paper and Pulp Based Products, altPlus Fiber produces bamboo fiber-based products like packaging materials, tissue, and paper under the Purbam brand for domestic and international markets
2. Engineered bamboo construction projects Sector: altPlus solution to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment, packaging, construction materials and other applications traditionally in wood, while increasing durability and life time.altPlus is focused in the design, development, and manufacturing of the worlds most advanced architectural building materials and systems utilising engineered bamboo.
Engineered Bamboo Products, altPlus EB produces engineered bamboo products, including M Series LVB and strand woven bamboo products.
Projects (Building/Architectural), altPlus Projects offers design, engineering, and supply services for altPlus EB products in building projects globally.
altPlus sincerely hopes to match young professionals with future sustainable careers and explore sustainable career paths together. We look forward to your arrival!
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