Santa Clara Law Review’s Annual Symposium


8:30 - 9:00 am:
 
 
Continental Breakfast
 
 
9:00 - 9:15 am:
 
 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
 
 
9:15 - 9:45 am:
 
 
Morning Panels:
 
Civil Liability: “The Coming Collision between Autonomous Vehicles and the Liability System” –
Gary Marchant of Arizona State University Law School
 
Criminal Liability: “But Officer, it wasn’t my fault, the car did it!” –
Frank Douma of the Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota - Criminal Vicarious Liability in the Autonomous Driving Sphere
 
Communication Law: “Spectrum and Wireless Communications for Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Highway Systems” –
Robert Kelly & Mark Johnson of Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, D.C.
 
 
12:30 - 1:30 pm:
 
 
Luncheon:
 
Keynote: “Driving the Future” –
O. Kevin Vincent, General Counsel NHTSA, USDOT
 
 
1:45 - 5:00 pm:
 
 
Afternoon Panels:
 
Insurance Law: “Insurance Law Issues for Autonomous Vehicles” –
Robert Peterson of Santa Clara University School of Law – Insurance Issues
 
Federal Regulation: “Federal Regulatory Issues Facing Autonomous Vehicles” –
Steve Wood, Office of Chief Counsel at NHTSA, USDOT
 
State and Local Regulation: “Managing Autonomous Transportation Demand” –
Bryant Walker Smith of Stanford University CARS and CIS
 
Privacy Law: “Privacy in Autonomous Vehicles” –
Dorothy Glancy of Santa Clara University School of Law – Privacy Law Issues in Autonomous Vehicles
 
 
 5:00 pm:
 
 
Closing Remarks
 
 
 5:00 - 6:30 pm:
Reception