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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.

Jim Cheng

CAV Angels
Co-founder
Charlottesville, VA

Current Angel Investor, CAV Angels, Executive Lecturer at UVA SEAS on Entrepreneurship, of Counsel to Lee & Hayes PLLC. Former VA Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Exited Tech Entrepreneur. MBA, UVA Darden; JD, Georgetown Law; BS Comp Sci ODU.

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

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

10:15am

KEYNOTE: Deep Learning & Computer Graphics Violet Crown - Theater 5FullDavid Luebke • S&P Global • Capital One

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 • Bryan Manning • Leland Melvin • Mark Warner • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

12:00pm

Founders Luncheon: Art, Fantasy, and Mystery: Meow Wolf The BebederoNow OpenVincent Kadlubek • WHURK • UVA Arts • Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

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