Why we need mining to save the environment | Alp Bora | TEDxWilsonPark

The mining industry faces two major challenges: it is slow to change and generally perceived in a negative light by the general public. The industry is often misunderstood, and its future is at risk. As a mining & metals expert, Alp Bora is passionate about making mining greener, more sustainable, and more attractive for new generations. He is creating a movement to transform the role as well as the future of the mining industry.

Author of “Mining is the Future,” Alp helps mining & metallurgy companies improve their production throughput and achieve operational excellence.

Alp spent more than ten years as an operations and maintenance professional across multiple commodities on three continents.

Born and raised in Turkey, Alp completed his bachelor’s degree in engineering in Montreal, Canada.

A mechanical engineer turned serial entrepreneur, he is also the co-founder of Greenlight Partners, a venture capital studio with the core objective to partner with early-stage startups to build the green technology solutions of tomorrow.

He is passionate about helping the next generation succeed in business. He believes that it is much easier and cheaper to learn from others’ mistakes than to learn by repeating those mistakes yourself. With that philosophy in mind, he has mentored more than 100 students and young professionals.

On a personal level, he is an artist at heart. Self-taught guitar player, he studied theater, was the leading actor in a French play, and even adapted a Turkish play in French. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx