Lotte Pitcher has been using Microsoft technologies to build websites for longer than she cares to remember, from classic ASP and through every version of .NET since. She has run a web development agency in London, and is now a member of the Developer Relations team at Umbraco enjoying the challenges of maintaining a successful open-source project and collaborating with their dedicated community around the world.

As a Microsoft MVP and a long-time open-source contributor, Lotte organises meetups, hackathons and conferences, gives talks and releases software. She is a passionate advocate for being an active member of a tech community, and aims to create in-person and virtual spaces that are inclusive, safe and friendly for everyone.