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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.

Justine Platt

Tasteful Design/Oliver Creek Farm
Designer, Artist, Farmer
Charlottesville, VA

Freelance product designer, artist, creative class leader (https://www.facebook.com/pg/thebluebirdbarn/ ), cattle farmer (Oliver Creek Farm https://www.facebook.com/olivercreekfarm/) and farm-stay airbnb host (Bluebird Cottage at Oliver Creek Farm https://www.facebook.com/bluebirdcottageva/ https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5094847).

5:00pm

Community Potluck, hosted with the IX Art Park IX Art ParkNow OpenIx Art Park

7:00pm

Partner Event: Cville Gives Grant Night Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & BreweryNow OpenPosner Wealth Management

6:00pm

The Presidency at a Crossroads The Paramount TheaterNow OpenWilliam Antholis • Douglas Blackmon • Nicole Hemmer • Bill Kristol • John Negroponte • Neera Tanden • Miller Center at UVA

9:00am

Changes in Appetite: Pathbreaking Food Businesses Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthAlmost FullCullen Gilchrist • Melody Koh • Christina Liva • Bryan Myers

10:30am

Roundtable: Redefining Farm to Table Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthFullMarland Buckner • Bettina Ring • Greg Asbed • Dominic Barrett • Duron Chavis • Tom McDougall • Doug Pick • Sally Schwitters • Sam Speedie • Kristen Suokko • Tom Thompson • Ellen Moncure Wong • MB2 Solutions

12:00pm

Just Eat: The Future of Food The Paramount TheaterNow OpenJane Black • Greg Asbed • Melody Barnes • Seth Goldman • Beyond Meat

2:00pm

Freelancing: A Survival Guide to the Future of Work Welcome GalleryAlmost FullJohn Reinhold • Ace Callwood • Anna Payne-Fife • Jeff Tennery • Claire Wasserman • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:30pm

Fueling the Next Wave: Food Incubators Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthNow OpenMeagan McGinnes • Cullen Gilchrist • Andrew Ive • Brian Marks

5:00pm

Life After Death with John Cleese and UVA DOPS The Paramount TheaterNow OpenJohn 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

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

Founding Stories - CREATIVITY: Building Outside the Box The Paramount TheaterNow OpenMark Brzezinski • Vincent Kadlubek • Willowtree • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

11:00am

Founding Stories: Success to Scale The Paramount TheaterNow OpenMark Brzezinski • Eric Martin • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Shan-Lyn Ma • Nancy Twine

2:00pm

Master Class: The Creative Curve Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthAlmost FullAllen Gannett • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:00pm

Founding Stories - PURPOSE: Founding for Impact The Paramount TheaterNow OpenMark Brzezinski • Zac Bookman • Renee Diresta • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

4:00pm

Master Class: Can Business Save the Planet? Violet Crown - Theater 5Now OpenMichael Lenox • Sun Tribe Solar

10:00am

Iron Chef Competition Charlottesville City Market

2:00pm

Artisanal Tom Tom Emancipation Park