

2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium
As cities strive for safer streets and greener mobility, they face mounting challenges to navigating an increasingly complex global landscape. Political shifts are reshaping climate policies, market access, and the very definition of autonomy, as industry and government become more entwined. What does this mean for the future of urban transportation? The 2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium brings together top innovators, policymakers, and urban planners to unpack these pressing issues. This year’s symposium will focus on vision zero and data – going beyond the technical aspects of AVs—to examine how they intersect with climate goals and public transit to create greener, more connected communities.
Opening Keynote by Kristin White, Google Transportation Industry Executive, ex-USDOT FHWA Administrator
Full agenda coming soon.
Hosted by the University of San Francisco School of Management. In partnership with The Commonwealth Club of California.
Photo courtesy University of San Francisco.
The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Taube Family Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States

Keynote Speaker: Charlotte Eisner
Senior Business Executive and Advisor, ex-Zeekr; ex-Chairperson, ElectriCITY Stockholm

Keynote Speaker: Kristin White
Google Transportation Industry Executive; ex-USDOT FHWA Administrator

Keynote Speaker: Katrin Lohmann
President, Volkswagen ADMT LLC

Henriette Cornet
Adjunct Professor and Co-Director, Autonomous Vehicles & the City Initiative, University of San Francisco; CEO and Founder, Urban Innovate | Pulsur

Cameron Gieda
Director of Business Development, Pony.ai

Patrick Gilster
Director Planning & Fund Management, San Mateo County Transportation Authority

Anurag Pande
Professor, CalPoly, San Luis Obispo

William (Billy) Riggs
Professor and Co-Director, Autonomous Vehicles & the City Initiative, University of San Francisco; Founder, SFLuv.org and INTN.CITY; ex-US Coast Guard Engineering / Maintenance & Logistics Command