Dr.-Ing. Katrin Stark is a former consultant with McKinsey&Company, senior management with Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG and Silicon Valley Bank AG, front office, COO, and CFO roles - she is a senior financial expert focusing on technology, FinTech and banking. She is a senior advisor and consultant, advises private equity funds, Fraunhofer Association for Applied Science, is the EU trustee's financial service expert monitoring Apple Inc.'s commitments to the EU, and is a member of FinTechs' advisory boards and the supervisory board of Bankhaus Metzler.