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Lorna Jane Mitchell

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Solving hard problems in APIs, open standards, and developer experience

📍 United Kingdom 💼 TM Forum

About Lorna

Lorna is an API Architect at TM Forum, shaping industry standards and turning them into real-world solutions worldwide. Based in Yorkshire, UK, she is a recognised expert in open standards and developer experience, and a published author. Lorna serves on the OpenAPI Technical Steering Committee, helping to guide and grow this widely used API standard, sits on the OpenUK board, and maintains open source software projects. Keep up with her work at lornajane.net.

Speaking Topics

API Standards for AI Agents

Had a GREAT chat with some leading lights in the API space, thanks to Nordic APIs! Watch the video.

Previously delivered at:
  • Nordic APIs Livecast, January 2026

What’s new in OpenAPI 3.2

It is always a joy to mix with the API community! This year we launched OpenAPI 3.2 at APIDays London; here are the slides from that talk – or you can refer to the release notes.

Previously delivered at:
  • APIDays London, September 2025

OpenAPI for Web Developers

Back with the PHP Community for the first time in a while at PHPUK! This talk is about OpenAPI specifically for backend developers, and covers some common scenarios that might be familiar to you, along with some suggestions for what might help. Watch the video.

Previously delivered at:
  • PHP UK Conference, February 2025