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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.

Daniel Willson

HackCville
COO
Charlottesville, Virginia

https://hackcville.com/

Daniel is the COO at HackCville, a hub for top U.Va. students pursuing entrepreneurial careers. He also is program director for HackCville's Elliewood Fellowship, a one-year program to enable top graduates to stay and start impactful ventures in Charlottesville. He was part of the founding team of HackCville during his time at U.Va., where he started its media education and web development programs.

Daniel was as an early employee at the Tom Tom Founders Festival and formerly ran startup support programs with the Virginia Governor’s Office. He graduated U.Va. in 2016 with a B.A. in Computer Science. You can reach Daniel at daniel@hackcville.com.

5:00pm EDT

Community Potluck, hosted with the IX Art ParkNow Open IX Art ParkIx Art Park

5:00pm EDT

Partner Event: Messy Democracy: From Founding Our Nation to Finding Our WayAlmost Full Old Metropolitan HallSarah McConnell • Sara Bon-Harper • Leslie Greene Bowman • Kat Imhoff • Presidential Precinct

8:00pm EDT

An Evening with John CleeseNow Open The Paramount TheaterJohn Cleese • Division of Perceptual Studies

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

Partner Event: Affordable Housing in High Growth Small CitiesFull Water Street CenterLisa Sturtevant • Michelle Allen • William Huang • Rhoda Stauffer • Urban Land Virginia Institute

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

Roundtable: The Story of a PlaceFull Common House - Vinegar Hall SouthJessica Luck • Deborah Fallows • Roben Farzad • Miriam Gordon-Stewart • Enjoli Moon • Michael Orlove • Anne Helen Petersen • Ben Speggen • Brennan Gilmore • Nathan Moore • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

3:30pm EDT

Roundtable: Revitalizing Main StreetAlmost Full Common House - Vinegar Hall SouthWinona Dimeo-Edgar • Ric Cavender • Becky Ceperley • Juanita Hardy • Mona El Khafif • Johnny Magdaleno • Hana Passen • Melody Warnick

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

10:00pm EDT

Silent DiscoFull Old Metropolitan Hall

10:30am EDT

A Better Startup Ecosystem for Student FoundersNow Open Old Metropolitan HallLaura Brogdon-Primavera • Hack Cville • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

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

2:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Case Study: Getting a City Back to Good in Petersburg, VAAlmost Full Guma GalleryJack Berry • Nelsie Birch • Robert Bobb • Dileep Rajan • Tom Tyrrell

4:00pm EDT

A Vision for Charlottesville Climate LeadershipFull Violet Crown - Theater 4David Toscano • Wes Bellamy • Grey McLean • Charity Pennock • Sun Tribe Solar

5:00pm EDT

Block Party Emancipation ParkNew Belgium • C-Ville Weekly

8:00am EDT

Partner Event: Hacking DiversityNow Open Jefferson School African American Heritage CenterAce Callwood • Shauna Keating • University of Virginia

11:00pm EDT

Downtown Parade & AfterpartyNow Open ZocaloELBY Brass • Zocalo

2:00pm EDT

Block Party Emancipation ParkNew Belgium • C-Ville Weekly

My Moderators Sessions

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