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.