Sophie Ioannou Director, ACI	Louise Lane Founder Lane Consulting & Advisory	Atorina Nissan Founder Amlytics

This panel brings together experienced financial crime practitioners to explore what it really takes to make compliance frameworks work in practice, not just on paper. The discussion will focus on how organisations translate financial crime obligations into day-to-day decisions, documentation and escalation processes, and what actually holds up when put under the scrutiny of audits, reviews and remediation programs.

Sophie Ioannou

Sophie Ioannou is a seasoned Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) senior executive with over 25 years of experience delivering fit-for-purpose and sustainable GRC management practices. Sophie specialises in assessing, developing, and uplifting governance frameworks while ensuring they align with international best practices and standards. Her career spans diverse industries, including financial services, health, education, government, not-for-profits, public sector organisations, start-ups, and small businesses. Sophie has a proven track record of success, particularly during periods of regulatory and organisational change, where her strategic leadership and expertise have driven tangible outcomes. Beyond her technical acumen, Sophie is deeply committed to education, mentoring, and coaching to support both organisational success and individual well-being. Her practical approach to governance and compliance, paired with her dedication to building capability, makes her an invaluable leader in today’s complex and evolving business landscape.

Louise Lane

Louise Lane is a trained lawyer and risk and compliance specialist with more than 20 years’ experience designing and implementing compliance and risk frameworks across highly regulated sectors including media, gaming, gambling, wagering, sports administration, liquor, licensing and AML/CTF. Louise has held senior executive and leadership roles with major Australian organisations including Endeavour Group, Racing Victoria, Crown Resorts, Consolidated Press Holdings, Consolidated Media Holdings and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited. Her experience spans compliance program design and build, corporate and regulatory transactions, board and corporate governance, and the management of complex multi-jurisdictional transactions and advisory services. Having spent years on the client side, Louise understands the realities of managing large change projects, budgets and competing priorities.

Atorina Nissan

Atorina has over a decade of experience leading Financial Crime data, technology, and risk transformation programs. She previously served as Group General Manager of Financial Crime Solutions at Crown Resorts, where she built and led a 20-person multidisciplinary data, technology, and delivery team accountable for the Financial Crime Change Program that secured Crown’s casino licence. Prior to this, she was a Director in PwC’s Financial Crime practice, advising major financial institutions and gaming operators on AML/CTF transformation. She founded Amlytics, a specialist Financial Crime data and technology consulting firm, to help reporting entities cut through complexity and deliver practical, risk-aligned, outcomes-based solutions to financial crime challenges.

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