Automated Mobility Summit

The Automated Mobility Summit takes place on 4–5 May 2025 in Zurich, bringing together senior executives, policymakers, investors, and mobility innovators from across Europe and beyond for two days of high-level dialogue on the future of automated transportation.

Monday, 4 May

10:30: AV Showcases, Exhibits & Networking

10:30: PAVE Europe Annual General Meeting (Members Only)

12:00: Lunch, Showcases & Networking

13:15: Opening 
Rémy Chrétien, Managing Director, SAAM · Oliver Nahon, Co-Organizer, AMS

13:30: Keynote: Where is Europe with Autonomous Mobility
Dr Matthias Schubert, TÜV Rheinland, PAVE Europe Chairman

13:45: Panel: Worldwide: Adoptions, trends, challenges and regulations
Nathalie Teer (Waymo) · Yong Gessner (Baidu) · Charlotte Eisner (Bolt) · Nourie Boraie (Einride) · Andreas Herzig (Deloitte) · Moderator: Lukas Neckermann, PAVE Europe

14:35: Fireside Chat: Operational perspectives on implementation and real-world deployment
Rainer Becker (MOIA) · Moderator: Stefanie Berliner, Holo

15:00: Panel: From Safety to Public Trust: What Will it Take?
Aryldo Russo (GESTE) · Vivetha Joshna Natterjee (Bolt) · Vibeke Harlem (Ruter As) · Moderator: Clare Mutzenich, Loughborough University

15:35: Break

15:55: Keynote: Investment Business Models and VC Capture for the Future
William Riggs, University of San Francisco

16:10: Panel: Business Models in Europe
Koen Schietecatte (De Lijn) · Martin Lischka (HOLON) · Paula Böcken (Uber) · Christian Lichtmannecker (Mobileye) · Lara Amini (LOXO) · Arwed Schmidt (EasyMile) · Moderator: Andreas Hermann, University of St Gallen

17:10: Closing Remarks

17:15: Networking Apéro

19:00: SAAM–PAVE Europe Dinner (Members Only)

Tuesday, 5 May

9:00: AV Showcases, Exhibits & Networking

9:00: SAAM Annual General Meeting (Members Only)

10:45: Welcome 
Hans Wicki, Council of State, President SAAM · Markus Müller, Standortförderung Zürich · Peter Bodmer, Switzerland Innovation Park Foundation

11:00: Keynotes
 Emmanuelle Vandamme, President, Belgium Authority for Mobility · Jürg Röthlisberger, Director, Federal Road Office

11:30: Swiss Automated Vehicle Deployments — Presentations from Planzer & LOXO (Bern) · Embotech (Zurich) · TGA & Adastec (Arbon) · TPG (Geneva) · PostAuto (Eastern Switzerland) · STL (Zurich) · Urban Places Lab (Basel) · Zurich Airport · Conclusion: Sigrid Pirkelbauer, FEDRO

12:30: Lunch, Showcases & Networking

14:00: Panel: Key Actions for Switzerland
Barbara Schaffner, National Councillor · Jürg Wittwer (TCS) · Stefan Regli (PostAuto) · Amin Amini (LOXO) · Vibeke Harlem (Ruter As) · Emmanuelle Vandamme (SPF) · Moderator: Mélanie Freymond

15:15: Summary: What do we need for this development to happen?
Daniel Abreu Marques, The AV Market Strategist

15:45: Closing Words  
Jürg Röthlisberger, Federal Road Office · Hans Wicki, President SAAM

16:00: Apéro & AV Showcases

18:00: End of Summit