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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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John Oprandy

Albemarle County Fire Rescue
Deputy Chief
Albemarle County VA

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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

3:00pm EDT

Community Workshop: Gutenberg: The Future of WordPressFull Studio IXTodd Wickersty • Page Wood • StoryWare

6:00pm EDT

The Presidency at a CrossroadsNow Open The Paramount TheaterWilliam Antholis • Douglas Blackmon • Nicole Hemmer • Bill Kristol • John Negroponte • Neera Tanden • Miller Center at UVA

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

The Future of Patient CareAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 6Christopher Moore • Laura Barnes • Kimberly Deas • Miriam Friedel • Randall Moorman

3:30pm EDT

Tour: The Surreal, Self-Driving FutureNow Open Pro Re Nata Farm BreweryLaura Bliss • Carlos Cardillo • T. Donna Chen • Paul Perrone • Phil Tinn • Albemarle County

8:00am EDT

Clean Energy Coffee and Networking Violet Crown CharlottesvilleSun Tribe Solar

9:00am EDT

The Future of Energy StorageFull Violet Crown - Theater 4Julian Spector • Stephen Coughlin • Sun Tribe Solar

10:30am EDT

Master Class: Design the Future You LoveAlmost Full Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Marie Schacht

12:00pm EDT

Community Luncheon: Honoring Black America in the Public RealmNow Open The Jefferson TheaterGayle Jessup White • Brent Leggs • Eto Otitigbe • Levar Stoney • Office for Diversity and Equity

2:00pm EDT

Collective Action for Public Health OutcomesNow Open Old Metropolitan HallElizabeth Beasley • Ryan Coonerty • Stephen Grubbs • Natassia Rozario

3:30pm EDT

Partner Event: Affordable Housing Needs AssessmentFull Water Street CenterWes Bellamy • Chip Boyles • Kaki Dimock • Mark Graham • Anthony Haro • Jennifer Jacobs • Julie Jones • Janette Kawachi • Beth Kennan • Anita Morrison • Stacy Pethia • Elaine Poon • Rick Randolph • Mike Signer • Urban Land Virginia Institute

10:00am EDT

Partner Event: We Are Here Diversity FestivalNow Open IX Art ParkVanessa Braganza • Susan Bro • Khizr Khan • Office for Diversity and Equity