Bruce Schneier is “one of the world’s foremost security experts” (Wired), a “security guru” (Economist) and the best-selling author of thirteen books. He speaks and writes regularly for major media venues, and his newsletter and blog reach more than 250,000 people worldwide. He is a fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society; a special advisor to IBM Security; and a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Access Now, and the Tor Project.

Ben Wizner currently serves as the Director of ACLU’s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. He has worked at the intersection of civil liberties and national security, litigating numerous cases involving airport security policies, government watch lists, surveillance practices, targeted killing, and torture  for nearly 15 years. Since July of 2013, he has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. He also serves as an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law.