Dave Meynell is the founder of TradeLC Advisory, an advisory and consultancy service, and the co-owner of www.tradefinance.training, an online training platform for all aspects of trade finance.

Dave previously worked for Deutsche Bank for over 30 years in a number of international locations, culminating as global head of trade product management for financial institutions.

He is senior technical advisor for the ICC Global Banking Commission and has been involved in the drafting of numerous ICC rules and guidelines, both paper-based and digital.

Formerly the chief examiner for the LIBF Certificate in International Trade Finance (CITF®), Dave is an author and reviewer for various trade qualifications including CITF®, CDCS® & CSDG®.

Dave co-chaired the ICC Working Group on the e-compatibility of ICC digital rules, leading to the release of eUCP Version 2.0 & eURC Version 1.0, contributed as technical advisor to the drafting of the ICC Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT), and chaired the Drafting Group for eUCP Version 2.1 & eURC Version 1.1.

Dave is the digital rules advisor to the Centre for Digital Trade & Innovation (C4DTI).