Laura Bell is the founder and lead consultant for SafeStack, a security training, development, and consultancy firm.Laura is a software developer and penetration tester specializing in the management of information and application security risk within start-up and agile organizations. Over the past decade she has held a range of security and development roles and experienced first-hand the challenges of developing performant, scalable and secure systems. Historically the security function of an organization has been separate from the technical innovators, however Laura educates clients and audiences that in modern business this no longer works. Developers and implementers want to be empowered to understand their own security risk and address it.Michael Brunton-Spall is the lead security architect for Government Technology, Government Digital Service, a service in the Cabinet Office of the UK Government. He helps set and assess security standards and advises on building secure services within government. He works as a consulting architect with a variety of government departments, helping them understand and implement Agile, DevOps, service operation and modern web architectures. Previously Michael has worked in the news industry, the gaming industry, the finance industry and the gambling industry.Rich Smith, Director of Security Engineering at Etsy, leads a fearless band of cyber-guardians in defending Etsy's members, sellers, and knitted goods from the evils of the Interwebs. Prior to his role at Etsy, Rich co-founded Syndis, Iceland s premier technical security consultancy, where he continues to be an advisor and board member.