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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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AJ Herrmann

Kauffman Foundation
Program Officer
Kansas City, MO

https://kauffman.org/

Program Officer, Research on Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation. Interested in hearing about innovative approaches to studying entrepreneurship, evaluating the effectiveness of entrepreneurship support organizations, and helping policymakers help entrepreneurs!

8:00pm

An Evening with John Cleese The Paramount TheaterNow OpenJohn Cleese • Division of Perceptual Studies

9:00am

OPENING KEYNOTE: Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into the Heart of America The Jefferson TheaterNow OpenDeborah Fallows • James Fallows • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

10:30am

Data and Trends for Ecosystem Developers Second Street GalleryNow OpenSean Carr, Ph.D. • Eva Doss • Melody Koh • Johnny Magdaleno • Christiana McFarland • Joe Whitchurch • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Capital One

2:00pm

KEYNOTE: Fighting Inequality with Finance The Jefferson TheaterNow OpenGreg Fairchild • Ross Baird • Peter Jackson • Jerry Nemorin • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:30pm

The Death and Rebirth of Great American Cities The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeNow OpenAaron Renn • Anthony Williams

8:00pm

What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism The Paramount TheaterNow OpenDahlia Lithwick • Dan Rather • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

9:00am

Founding Stories - GRIT: Overcoming Adversity The Paramount TheaterNow OpenNatalie Brzezinski • Mark Brzezinski • Bradford Manning • Leland Melvin • Bryan Smith • Mark Warner • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

10:30am

The Founders Who Aren't: Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Second Street GalleryNow OpenCourtenay 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

12:00pm

Founders Luncheon: Reasons to Stay - Cities for Young Founders ZocaloNow OpenDaniel Willson • Steve Huffman • Hack Cville • The City of Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Chamber Frederick • Eric Martin • Capital One

2:00pm

Master Class: The ABCs of Socially Responsible Investing Second Street GalleryNow OpenKathleen Neumann • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation