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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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Brooke Fallon

Institute for Justice
Assistant Director of Activism
Arlington, VA

Brooke Fallon is the Assistant Director of Activism at the Institute for Justice. Brooke teaches activists across the country how to fight for their rights to own property and earn an honest living and change local laws. Through organizing, trainings, coalition building, and public outreach, Brooke helps entrepreneurs and property owners stand up and make their voices heard.

9:00am EDT

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

10:30am EDT

Data and Trends for Ecosystem DevelopersNow Open Second Street GallerySean 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

12:00pm EDT

Just Eat: The Future of FoodNow Open The Paramount TheaterJane Black • Greg Asbed • Melody Barnes • Seth Goldman • Beyond Meat

2:00pm EDT

Unleashing the Power of Public Prototyping: An Inside Look at Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors ChallengeNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeKatie Appel Duda • Maureen Devlin • Ryan Pierce • Jan Rader

3:30pm EDT

Fueling the Next Wave: Food IncubatorsNow Open Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthMeagan McGinnes • Cullen Gilchrist • Andrew Ive • Brian Marks

5:00pm EDT

Life After Death with John Cleese and UVA DOPSNow Open The Paramount TheaterJohn Cleese • Bruce Greyson, M.D. • Jim B. Tucker M.D. • Edward Kelly, Ph.D. • Emily Williams Kelly, Ph.D. • Kim Penberthy, Ph.D. • Division of Perceptual Studies

8:00pm EDT

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

9:00am EDT

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

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

3:00pm EDT

Solving Civic Problems with DataNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeSheila Dugan

4:00pm EDT

Roundtable: The 21st Century Chamber of CommerceNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony Lounge