Event Overview

Compliance Institute in conjunction with our partner The Fintech Corridor is delighted to host the Northeast Regional Chapter in-person event on Friday 12th April at the Oriel Centre, Dundalk.

Colm Markey MEP

Colm Markey is a Member of the European Parliament representing the constituency of Midlands North-West. He currently a member of the Parliament´s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, the Committee on Fisheries and the Transport and Tourism Committee. He is a former President of Macra na Feirme and has been a public representative for over a decade.Colm has a strong interest in Community Development and has secured vital funding for local recreation and community facilities.  When appointed as MEP, he was serving as Chair of the Louth Leader partnership which has helped to establish over 200 sole traders and small businesses.  He has also served on the Board of IFAC, The National Economic and Social Council and the National Youth Council of Ireland.Colm lives in Togher, Co. Louth on his family farm, with his partner Aisling and their two young children. 

Russell Burke, Senior Associate Consultant, fscom

Russell Burke is a Senior Associate Consultant with fscom, specialising in payments and e-money firms. His expertise lies in guiding these firms through the application process for authorisation and ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements in Ireland. Russell brings over 45 years of experience in banking and payments to the table, having previously served in the Bank of Ireland, the Irish Payments Services Organisation and as Senior Payments and Electronic Money Authorisation Specialist with the Central Bank of Ireland. In this role, Russell assessed and made recommendations for many payments and e-money firms now authorised in Ireland, including Facebook, Google, and Stripe.  Since then, Russell has worked with 40% of the authorised payments and e-money firms in Ireland. He also serves as an independent non-executive director on a number of payment firms boards.

Tracy Tookey

Tracy has over 25 years global regulatory, compliance, governance and risk management experience, having worked as a senior practitioner, primarily within financial services regulatory sectors since 1998. Areas of expertise include Data Protection, AML, FATCA/CRS, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Regulatory Policy, Management, Leadership, ESG and Corporate Governance. Regulatory approvals and registrations to date include CBI (Ireland) - PCFs 12, 13, 14 and 15 and equivalent registrations in the UK, Bermuda and Cayman Islands as Head of Risk and Compliance, AMLCO and MLRO. Tracy currently provides governance, advisory and consultancy services to businesses and organisations across a number of sectors.

Aoibheann Morgan, Director in the Financial Service Consulting Team in PwC

Aoibheann has over 10 years experience in Financial Services specialising in regulation, with a particular focus on AML & Financial Crime. Aoibheann has worked with many of Ireland's leading regulated financial institutions in the area of AML, including Banks, Payment Institutions, E-Money Firms and Fund Admins. Aoibheann has advised these institutions on many areas, such as the implementation of new AML regulation, assessment of Financial Crime Target Operating Models and assistance with large scale KYC remediation projects.