16 Sep 2022

Landmine clearance expert, ex soldier and author

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am on 16 September 2022

Photo: Halo Trust

Simon Conway is a landmine clearance expert,  and former British soldier , who for 24 years has worked in the field of demining, including in Cambodia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and now Ukraine.

He is head of programmes for the HALO Trust, a British charity doing demining, demobilisation and weapons destruction work in conflict and post conflict areas. 

As Co-Chair of the Cluster Munition Coalition , he was part of a successful campaign to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs.

As well as his international aid work, Simon Conway is also a popular thriller writer.