Sina is CDO and Head Financial Services at Unique AG – a European startup providing an AI-driven conversational platform to better understand customers and build more meaningful client relationships. Unique has already implemented several use cases based on GPT-technology for their Financial Services Clients as one of the first European startups (powered by Microsoft Azure). Sina is a proven data specialist for financial applications with over 15 years of experience. Prior to joining Unique, Sina led various projects in the area of data strategy and applications in a major international bank in Switzerland (Credit Suisse AG). Previously, she worked as a consultant for a large management consulting firm in Germany and the USA (Accenture AG). In addition, Sina appears as a regular speaker and lecturer for Conversational AI, Ecosystem Technology and Data Protection. She serves as an advisor and mentor to emerging Gen AI startups (HEC Paris) and functions as a subject matter expert for the Swiss Financial Innovation Desk within the Secretariat for International Finance. Sina holds a PhD in Financial Modeling from the University of St. Gallen (HSG, Switzerland) and a Diploma in Economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany).