Signature Industry Event
Join the California Transit Association in Long Beach, California from November 5-7, 2025, in coordination with our host agency, Long Beach Transit, for the Association’s 60th Annual Fall Conference & Expo. This multi-day event will feature content-rich sessions, an interactive Expo, informational tech tours, and networking with the best of the best in our industry. Panel proposal submissions closed April 23, 2025, and a full agenda is anticipated by late spring/early summer.
2025 Keynote Speaker
The California Transit Association is pleased to announce that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will serve as the keynote speaker for this year’s Fall Conference & Expo.
Buttigieg served as Secretary of Transportation from 2021 to 2025. During his tenure, he launched more than 60,000 infrastructure projects across the country, improved transportation safety and technology, expanded airline passenger protections, and resolved pandemic-related supply chain disruptions.
Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Buttigieg served two terms as mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Elected at the age of 29, he led the city to its strongest period of economic and population growth in decades. He also served for seven years as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, taking a leave of absence from his role as mayor in 2014 to deploy to Afghanistan. A candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020, he won the Iowa caucuses and finished second in the New Hampshire primary. As a longtime supporter of rail and transit, the Association knew Mr. Buttigieg would be the perfect choice to speak at this milestone event.
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Westin Long Beach
333 East Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
$249 per night, plus tax
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Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
111 East Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
$259 per night, plus tax
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