Financial & Organised Crime Seminar
Overview
This panel discussion will examine the issues surrounding the fight against serious forms of organised crime, corruption and financial crime in the EU and at the international level.
Thursday 15 October 2009
Institute of International and European Affairs
Who should attend?
Criminal law practitioners, judiciary, An Garda Síochána, lawyers specialising in European and international law, compliance officers, in-house legal counsel for financial institutions, financial services professionals, foundation & corporate members of the Institute and civil servants.
Attendance may qualify for CPD Points
Panellists:
Rob Wainwright
Rob Wainwright was appointed as the new Director of Europol in April 2009. Between 2000 and 2003, he was Head of the UK Liaison Bureau at Europol and managed the Europol National Unit in London. The European Liaison Bureaux are a key link in Europol's cooperation with the EU Member States. In 2003, he was promoted to the position of Director International of the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) where he was responsible for its international operations and for developing and implementing the UK strategy against facilitated illegal immigration. From 2006 onwards, he was Chief of the International Department of the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and he oversaw 20,000 law enforcement cases each year as well as establishing the international strategy and operational capabilities of the newly formed agency.
Det. Chief Superintendent Pat Byrne
Det. Chief Superintendent Pat Byrne was appointed as the new Chief Bureau Officer of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), Ireland on 2 October 2009. CAB's statutory remit is to carry out investigations into the suspected proceeds of criminal conduct. It identifies assets of persons, which derive or are suspected to derive directly or indirectly from criminal conduct. It adopts a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary partnership approach in its investigations and it works closely with international crime investigation agencies. It also works with international bodies such as the European Commission and CARIN, an informal network of law enforcement agencies.
Keith McCarthy
Keith McCarthy is Head of Operations with responsibility for anti-corruption, proceeds of crime and specialist cases within the Serious Fraud Office, UK. Prior to joining the SFO, he was Deputy Director in HMRC Criminal Investigation Directorate and Head of profession for financial investigations including asset recovery. He is a corruption evaluator for the Council of Europe, GRECO. He is the Chair of the Tax Crime and Money Laundering Working Group at the OECD and he also represents the SFO at the Working Group on Bribery and Corruption at the OECD.
Gary Leong
Gary Leong is a Senior Lawyer at the Proceeds of Crime Unit of the SFO with over eighteen years experience with the Crown Prosecution Service, the Customs and Excise Prosecution Office and the Serious Fraud Office. He has extensive experience of conducting and supervising investigations and prosecutions of economic crime, organised crime, excise and revenue frauds, and corruption. He is also a Specialist in Restraint and Confiscation issues and trains on restraint and confiscation, fraud offences, disclosure, money laundering, and computer related crime.
Programme for IIEA Panel Discussion on Financial & Organised Crime
15 October 2009
11:45-12:00 Registration & Light Buffet Lunch
12:00-12:05 Welcome & Introduction
Chair, Nora Owen, Former Minister for Justice
12:05-12:35 Keynote Address – An EU Perspective
Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol
12:35-13:05 Second Speaker – An Irish Perspective
Det. Chief Superintendent Pat Byrne, Chief Bureau Officer of the Criminal Assets Bureau, Ireland
13:05-13:20 Questions & Answers Session
13:20-13:30 Coffee
13:30-14:00 Third Speaker – A UK Perspective
Keith McCarthy, Head of Operations with responsibility for anti-corruption, proceeds of crime and specialist cases within the Serious Fraud Office, UK
14:00-14:15 Questions & Answers Session
14:30 Conclusion & Close
