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Tom Tom Founders Festival 2018

The Seventh Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival is a week-long celebration of innovators, visionaries, and artists who are shaping small cities. The Festival occurs at dozens of venues throughout downtown Charlottesville.

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8:00am EDT

Clean Energy Coffee and Networking Violet Crown CharlottesvilleSun Tribe Solar

9:00am EDT

The Future of Energy StorageFull Violet Crown - Theater 4Julian Spector • Stephen Coughlin • Sun Tribe Solar What’s Next for Energy Policy in Virginia?Now Open Violet Crown - Theater 5Tyson Utt • Katharine Bond • Hayes Framme • Angela Navarro • GreeneHurlocker • Generation 180 • Sun Tribe Solar Founding Stories - GRIT: Overcoming AdversityNow Open The Paramount TheaterNatalie Brzezinski • Mark Brzezinski • Bradford Manning • Leland Melvin • Bryan Smith • Mark Warner • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

10:30am EDT

Closed Session: A Systems Approach to the Opioids Crisis in Our RegionFull CitySpaceGail Maddox Taylor • F. Michael Ashby • Rosa Atkins • Kyle Austin • Lisa Beitz • Marny Bentley • Denise Bonds • Neta Davis • Kaki Dimock • Elizabeth Driscoll • David Driscoll, PhD, MPH • Thierry Dupuis • Joe Evans • William Fulkerson • Mary Davis Hamlin • Holly Hatcher • Jody Herndon • Matt Holland • Michelle Hottinger • Mary Jackson • Marta Keane • Rebecca Kendall • Martin Kumer • Albie LaFave • Gabrielle Marzani • Anna Mendez • Susan Morrow • Jennifer Oldham MD MPH • Cristine Nardi • Cyndi Richardson • Ronnie Roberts • Ann Mason Rumble • Katya Sracic • Nassima Ait Daoud Tiouririne • Dorothy Tompkins • Robert Tracci • Erin Tucker • Renae Vance • Tom VonHermert • Rebecca Wade • Emily Warren • Lori Wood • Region Ten Founding Stories - CREATIVITY: Building Outside the BoxNow Open The Paramount TheaterMark Brzezinski • Vincent Kadlubek • Willowtree • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Designing Products with PurposeFull Welcome GalleryPeter Jackson • Brandon Anderson • Kris Cody • Hannah Dehradunwala • Tina Hovsepian • Tim Scott • StoryWare • Willowtree Clean Capital: Financing the Transition to Renewable EnergyNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 5Yann Brandt • Yuri Horwitz • Greg Montgomery • leap • Abundant Power The Darkest Hour: Leading through Natural DisasterNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 4David Murray • Derrick Freeman • Andrea Luecke • Sun Tribe Solar A Better Startup Ecosystem for Student FoundersNow Open Old Metropolitan HallLaura Brogdon-Primavera • Hack Cville • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin Master Class: Design the Future You LoveAlmost Full Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Marie Schacht The Founders Who Aren't: Inclusion in EntrepreneurshipNow Open Second Street GalleryCourtenay Siegfried • Chelsea Conrad • Shamaine Daniels • Knatokie Ford • desiree venn frederic • Brad Wolverton • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Case Study: Strategic Action for Economic Opportunity in Frederick, MDFull Common House - Vinegar Hall SouthWhitney Hahn • Elizabeth Cromwell • Michael O'Connor • Helen Propheter • Scott Ryser After August 12th: Freedom of Speech and Domestic TerrorNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeLandon Shroder • Alan Bradstock • Mary McCord • Abigail Spanberger • RVA MAG From Search to SuggestNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 3Garrett Graff • Joshua Anton • Allen Gannett • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

10:45am EDT

Closed Session: Addressing the Crisis: Evidence-Based SolutionsFull CitySpaceEvan Behrle • F. Michael Ashby • Rosa Atkins • Kyle Austin • Lisa Beitz • Marny Bentley • Denise Bonds • Neta Davis • Kaki Dimock • Elizabeth Driscoll • David Driscoll, PhD, MPH • Thierry Dupuis • Joe Evans • William Fulkerson • Mary Davis Hamlin • Holly Hatcher • Jody Herndon • Matt Holland • Michelle Hottinger • Mary Jackson • Marta Keane • Rebecca Kendall • Martin Kumer • Gabrielle Marzani • Anna Mendez • Susan Morrow • Jennifer Oldham MD MPH • Cristine Nardi • Cyndi Richardson • Ronnie Roberts • Ann Mason Rumble • Katya Sracic • Nassima Ait Daoud Tiouririne • Dorothy Tompkins • Robert Tracci • Erin Tucker • Renae Vance • Tom VonHermert • Rebecca Wade • Emily Warren • Lori Wood • Region Ten

11:00am EDT

Founding Stories: Success to ScaleNow Open The Paramount TheaterMark Brzezinski • Eric Martin • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Shan-Lyn Ma • Nancy Twine

12:00pm EDT

Founders Luncheon: Reasons to Stay - Cities for Young FoundersNow Open ZocaloDaniel Willson • Steve Huffman • Hack Cville • The City of Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Chamber Frederick • Eric Martin • Capital One Community Luncheon: Honoring Black America in the Public RealmNow Open The Jefferson TheaterGayle Jessup White • Brent Leggs • Eto Otitigbe • Levar Stoney • Office for Diversity and Equity

2:00pm EDT

Solving Design Problems with PrototypingAlmost Full Welcome GalleryKate Hofstra • Emily Flannery • Kristen Keiser • Todd Wickersty • StoryWare • Willowtree Life After CoalAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 4Heidi Binko • Dan Conant • Brandon Dennison • Adam Hastings • Nicole Steele • Sun Tribe Solar Master Class: The Creative CurveAlmost Full Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthAllen Gannett • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Get Smart: Beyond the Buzzwords on Open DataFull Common House - Vinegar Hall SouthLiz Farmer • Zac Bookman • David Doyle • Andrew Kleine • Clarence Wardell Sex in Public: Gender and Political OfficeNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeJennifer Wright • Jenn Brown • Atima Omara Collective Action for Public Health OutcomesNow Open Old Metropolitan HallElizabeth Beasley • Ryan Coonerty • Stephen Grubbs • Natassia Rozario The Future of JournalismAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 3Dahlia Lithwick • Jeff Carney • Steve Gibson • Brad Wolverton • The Daily Progress • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly Founding Stories - VISION: From success to scaleNow Open The Paramount TheaterNatalie Brzezinski • Steve Huffman • Jigar Shah • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin Master Class: The ABCs of Socially Responsible InvestingNow Open Second Street GalleryKathleen Neumann • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Closed Session: Crafting a Regional Plan to Address to the Opioid CrisisFull CitySpaceRegion Ten • Denise Bonds • F. Michael Ashby • Rosa Atkins • Kyle Austin • Lisa Beitz • Marny Bentley • Denise Bonds • Neta Davis • Kaki Dimock • Elizabeth Driscoll • David Driscoll, PhD, MPH • Thierry Dupuis • Joe Evans • William Fulkerson • Mary Davis Hamlin • Holly Hatcher • Jody Herndon • Matt Holland • Michelle Hottinger • Mary Jackson • Marta Keane • Rebecca Kendall • Martin Kumer • Albie LaFave • Gabrielle Marzani • Anna Mendez • Susan Morrow • Jennifer Oldham MD MPH • Cristine Nardi • Cyndi Richardson • Ronnie Roberts • Ann Mason Rumble • Katya Sracic • Nassima Ait Daoud Tiouririne • Dorothy Tompkins • Robert Tracci • Erin Tucker • Renae Vance • Tom VonHermert • Rebecca Wade • Emily Warren • Lori Wood

3:00pm EDT

A Universal Language: Inclusive DesignNow Open Welcome GalleryLance Barrera • Jordan Devries • Shauna Keating • Julia Swenson • StoryWare • Willowtree Corporate Demand: Changing the Energy EquationNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 5JR Tolbert • George Ashton • Roger Ballentine • Sun Tribe Solar Making Energy Efficiency SexyNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 4Lesley Fore • Abby Johnson • Cliff Majersik • leap • Sun Tribe Solar Master Class: Growth HackingFull Old Metropolitan HallJoshua Anton • Brett Gibson • Bryan Myers • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Solving Civic Problems with DataNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeSheila Dugan The Edge of EntertainmentNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 3Roben Farzad • Karen Seminara • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly Founding Stories - PURPOSE: Founding for ImpactNow Open The Paramount TheaterMark Brzezinski • Zac Bookman • Renee Diresta • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin Case Study: Getting a City Back to Good in Petersburg, VAAlmost Full Guma GalleryJack Berry • Nelsie Birch • Robert Bobb • Dileep Rajan • Tom Tyrrell

3:30pm EDT

Roundtable: Virginia Is For Impact Investing LoversAlmost Full Second Street GalleryMatt Illian • Jen Giovannetti • Sandy Wiggins • Sydney • Ed Gerardo • Roberta Keller • Elena Loutskina • Alexander Neckles • Kathleen Neumann • Caroline Nowery • Stephanie Randolph • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

4:00pm EDT

Case Study: Citizen-Centered Design in Gainesville, FLAlmost Full Welcome GalleryPeter Jackson • Anthony Lyons • Wendy Thomas • StoryWare • Willowtree Master Class: Can Business Save the Planet?Now Open Violet Crown - Theater 5Michael Lenox • Sun Tribe Solar Roundtable: The 21st Century Chamber of CommerceNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony Lounge Master Class: Anatomy of a StoryAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 3Amy Goldstein • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

5:00pm EDT

Data and Energy Networking Happy Hour Violet Crown CharlottesvilleSun Tribe Solar