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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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Michelle Ellia

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Visual Communications Manager
Alexandria, VA

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

10:15am EDT

KEYNOTE: Deep Learning & Computer GraphicsFull Violet Crown - Theater 5David Luebke • S&P Global • 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

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

The Death and Rebirth of Great American CitiesNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeAaron Renn • Anthony Williams

5:00pm EDT

Machine Learning Happy HourFull Violet Crown CharlottesvilleS & P Global • Capital One

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

10:00am EDT

Community Workshop: Handmade PaperFull UVA Papermaking StudioDavid Joo

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

5:00pm EDT

Data and Energy Networking Happy Hour Violet Crown CharlottesvilleSun Tribe Solar