Designing for the Future: How Design Thinking Advances Innovation and Futureproofs Technology

Kristin White is Transportation Industry Executive and Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Google Public Sector. As the youngest-ever acting Administrator of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, she oversaw a $300 billion investment portfolio. On November 20, she speaks online at Zeppelin University at the invitation of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Schulz. 

At Google, Kristin White built “Google for Transportation,” which combines Search, Maps, Cloud, and AI for road safety and resilient operations. Before Google, she was

Chief Operating Officer of ITS America and Executive Director of Minnesota’s Connected and Automated Vehicle Office, and she helped launch one of the first state-run tech incubators in the United States at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. She is a lawyer, a former Fulbright Fellow, and a Senior Fellow at Berkeley. The talk is part of Prof. Schulz’s courses Mobility Industries and Practice Seminar Transformation & Transfer.

Registration: Places are limited, and registration is required.