Chunwan Shi

Mr. Chunwan SHI joined the China Customs as an anti-smuggling investigator and international law enforcement coordinator since 2004.

From 2019 he served several times as global / regional coordination member of several WCO / INTERPOL operations on wildlife / environment.

From 2021, he plays a role as intelligence analyst of RILO AP, coordinates wildlife / environment operations.

Nelly Akhmedzhanova

Nelly is a Maritime Sector Engagement Consultant with WWF Asia Pacific Counter-Illegal Wildlife Trade Hub.
She has 15+ years of experience in international trade, shipping, freight management, and trade finance.
Before joining WWF, Nelly was a Global Freight Director at a steel product manufacturer, where she was in charge of steel shipping and procurement

Stephen Carmody

Stephen Carmody is the Director of Programs at the Wildlife Justice Commission.

Stephen has over 30 years of law enforcement experience having served with the New South Wales Police Force, Australian Federal Police and the N.S.W. National Parks and Wildlife Service. He was also a Senior Law Enforcement expert with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime developing training packages and undertaking needs assessments in Southeast Asia.

Stephen was a recognised illicit drug expert providing expert written and oral testimony in major drug cases

Dickon Johnstone

Before joining Themis, Dickon held a number of senior positions in banking including as the COO and then CEO of First Abu Dhabi Bank in the UK (SMF 22 & 19). He has over 18 years of banking experience with First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Finance, Barclays and Accenture, and has worked and travelled extensively in the Middle East (including spending over a decade in the UAE), as well as the UK, Europe & Americas.

Chinali Patel

Chinali commenced International Illicit Finance Policy lead role at the British Consulate General in Hong Kong in April 2019.

The role has a specific focus on policy and strategy - enhancing diplomatic engagement, capability and capacity building in close coordination with HMG, local and international partners to tackle illicit finance by disrupting high-harm transnational organised crime groups and addressing the factors that drive, enable and perpetuate their activity.