TCC' s Nautilus Submarine Docks at NTU: Captain Nelson Chang Launches "Nemo Talent Program" to Find 10 Pi-Shaped Talents.

As the world enters a major skills transformation, TCC Group officially launched the "Nemo Talent Program" today (the 7th) at the National Taiwan University Campus Career Fair. Under the theme "Sailing into the Future aboard the Nautilus," TCC opened a dialogue with the next generation through an eye-catching themed booth. TCC Group Holdings Chairman Nelson Chang, dressed as a ship's captain, was joined by President Roman Cheng and representatives from across TCC's business units to recruit π-shaped talent — individuals who bring an entrepreneurial mindset, independent thinking, and strong potential for cross-cultural communication.

After eight years of low-carbon transformation and global expansion, TCC has grown into a holding group with operations in 15 countries, focused on low-carbon cement, resource recycling, and green energy. Through Nemo Talent Program, TCC aims to build a future-ready leadership pipeline with the mobility and agility to operate on a global stage. Selected candidates will gain hands-on experience in TCC's transformation projects across Europe, Asia, and Africa, with direct mentorship from senior executives across its business units.

Speaking to reporters at the event, Chairman Nelson Chang noted that today's global landscape is increasingly unpredictable — from the rise of AI and volatile energy prices to escalating geopolitical risks. Companies are navigating a future unlike anything seen before. "We need people who can see where things are headed and are willing to step up and solve problems," Chang said. "You don't always have to succeed — but you do need the courage to move in the right direction. When things are uncertain, you have to take a stand. Standing still is the same as falling behind."

TCC’s Nemo Talent Program covers seven key tracks: "Digital Intelligence Navigator," " EnergyArk Project," "Portland Resource Recycle Initiative," "Low-Carbon Materials Innovation Project," "New-Cicilization Construction Project," "Energy Acceleration Initiative" and "AI-Empowerment Project."

Chairman Nelson Chang noted that 2026 marks the beginning of AI platforms and computing power becoming truly practical. TCC is currently rolling out computing optimization across its cement operations in Europe, Taiwan, and China — leveraging big data collection and analysis with the goal of further improving energy and power efficiency by year end.

On the recent turmoil in the Middle East, Chang observed that as a global energy hub, the region's instability — driven by the recent US-Iran conflict — is poised to trigger ripple effects across global energy prices, inflation, and supply chains. He pointed out that over a thousand vessels have already been disrupted by the conflict, and it is precisely these kinds of complex, interconnected global challenges that make Nemo Talent Program so urgent.

Chang was direct: "AI can help me review a contract — but it can't tell me how to make the right call for TCC's factory on the Turkish border when a war breaks out in the Black Sea." He emphasized that while AI excels at tackling well-defined problems, it cannot blend the political and economic realities of different countries together to arrive at a judgment with genuine depth and wisdom. That is exactly what Nemo Talent Program is looking for: pioneering talent who can cut through the chaos and demonstrate the uniquely human capacity for insight and integrated decision-making.

At TCC's campus recruiting event at National Taiwan University on the 7th, the debut of the "TCC Nautilus" booth turned heads across the fairgrounds. Rodin's The Thinker, a cement replica of the Code of Hammurabi, and the Doomsday Clock 2050 quickly became the most-photographed attractions of the day. TCC shared that the exhibits inside the Nautilus are a reflection of the company's worldview: "We use exhibitions to communicate what we believe — that the future isn't something you feel your way into. It's something you read out of history." Many students who came to ask about AI-related roles also voiced a common concern: that their areas of expertise might eventually be replaced by AI. Others came with enthusiasm — one electrical engineering student stopped by the TCC booth to express admiration for TCC's proprietary cement-based energy storage system, saying he'd never imagined such a cross-industry combination was possible. A graduate student in environmental engineering was drawn in by TCC's technology that uses gasifiers paired with the high-temperature cement kiln process to co-treat waste, and expressed interest in joining TCC's resource recycling team.

TCC shared that Nemo Talent Program was inspired by Jules Verne's landmark science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, written 150 years ago. In the story, Captain Nemo steers the submarine Nautilus through uncharted ocean depths, driven by extraordinary vision and courage, and lives off the natural resources of the sea. In the same spirit, TCC is looking to bring on board more talent from across disciplines — including business and finance, mechanical and electrical engineering, financial engineering, materials science, and civil engineering — to support its global expansion.

This kind of talent aligns with what McKinsey, the global management consulting firm, has highlighted in its future workforce research on "dual-core expertise." Unlike the T-shaped professional with depth in a single field, π-shaped talent stands on two pillars: one rooted in deep technical expertise, and the other built on multilingual communication and international integration. The two are connected by cross-disciplinary thinking — giving these individuals the ability to break down complex problems in an era of global transformation.