Carla Canino is the Founder & CEO of Kindlee, a Techstars- and J.P. Morgan–backed startup building the Responsible AI standard for financial services. With over 15 years of experience in fintech, inclusive product management, and payments innovation, Carla has led global initiatives at companies such as Blizzard Entertainment and Grover, and contributed her expertise to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Secure and Faster Payments Task Forces and Data Protection Working Group as well as to the W3C on financial accessibility standards. She founded Kindlee to address the urgent challenge of bias and fairness in AI systems, drawing on her personal experience navigating life with a disability and her deep expertise in compliance and product strategy. A recognized thought leader and guest lecturer on Responsible AI and bias reduction, Carla is passionate about turning regulation into innovation, and about shaping a future where AI in finance is not only compliant, but truly fair, transparent, and inclusive.