Niels is active as the CTO for BioBTX. BioBTX is a technology provider that enables the production of renewable BTX aromatics.

Being passionate about helping people and organizations explore their potential, I believe in these guiding principles of autonomous evolutionary leadership:
1. Purpose - be clear about your, your team's and your organizational WHY
2. People – understand why they do what they do, develop them, help, trust and respect them
3. Collaboration– create sustainable and excelling orchestration in a trustful environment
4. Targets – not negotiable, but let your team decide which way to take
5. Impact – never develop talents without them having left a footprint, let them learn from defeats
6. …and last not least: fun – have fun, create fun, embrace fun

Striving for transforming our culture into a customer centric one by synchronizing all functions along the entire value chain. From an excellent strategy to its excellent execution, we are building the new.

Dr. Bruno Betoni Parodi got his Doctoral title from the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg – Germany in the area of Electrical Engineering. He has specializations in the areas of Robotics and Machine Learning and has worked many years in industrial research at both research laboratories as well as in production sites. Since 2018 with BASF, Dr Betoni Parodi is the scientific director for the BASLEARN coll joint lab in collaboration with Technical University of Berlin in the area of Machine Learning and AI

The Pop in Your Job:
Being an engineer I really love to solve problems. Not as a quick fix but understanding the underlying questions behind it and understanding how to better generate value. Working at same time with industry but also academic partners enables me to see and get best of both worlds.

Since 08/2008 Plant Manager Grinding Plant
12/95 Plant Manager PE-Wax Plant
6/92 Start at Hoechst AG, site Gersthofen as plant engineer
Since 1997 Clariant
6/88-5/92 Graduation University Erlangen-Nürnberg
11/82-12/87 study of chemical engineering University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Participation in various optimization programs, like Clariant Production System, Lean Sigma. Since 2017 project management for an investment project in China

BioBTX B.V. was founded with the goal of developing technology for the production of sustainable BTX. We do this to contribute our share to a circular and sustainable chemical industry. We do not believe in cannot do, but in can and will do. We do not consider waste a problem; we see it as a building block for renewable chemicals. And of course, there are challenges associated to these new building blocks, but we see that as an opportunity to make impact. We are eager to take up this opportunity and to contribute to this once in a millennium transition. Are you ready for the future? We are a company passionate about innovation and taking our part in the fight against climate change. We see the waste around us -both from plastics and leftover biowaste- as an opportunity to reduce impact on the environment. Each day we work with our dedicated team to reach these goals.

Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of around 50,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.

We create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €78.6 billion in 2021.

As one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, Clariant contributes to value creation with innovative and sustainable solutions for customers from many industries. Our portfolio is designed to meet very specific needs with as much precision as possible. At the same time, our research and development is focused on addressing the key trends of our time. These include energy efficiency, renewable raw materials, emission-free mobility, and conserving finite resources. Clariant reports in three business units: Care Chemicals, Adsorbents & Additives, and Catalysts. On 31 December 2022, the company employed a total workforce of 11148.