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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.

Nicky Swayne

Shen. Valley Technology Council
CEO
Shen. Valley

Administrator of a non-profit that strengthens the fabric and tech ecosystems in the Shen. Valley. Bread baker. Expert mangler of American colloquialism.

9:00am

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

10:30am

Case Study: Building a Talent Pipeline in Milwaukee, WI Guma GalleryAlmost FullMichael Hostad • Chio Cabrera • Ruth Harper • Joe Poeschl

2:00pm

Grow Different: AgTech and Urban Farming Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthNow OpenDuron Chavis • Jason Green • Christine Keller • April Philips • Jack Ross

3:30pm

CIT Lab: An Empirical View of the Art and Science of Entrepreneurship and Investment Second Street GalleryFullCenter for Innovative Technology (CIT) • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

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

4:00pm

Case Study: Citizen-Centered Design in Gainesville, FL Welcome GalleryAlmost FullPeter Jackson • Anthony Lyons • Wendy Thomas • StoryWare • Willowtree

5:00pm

Tech Mixer Emancipation ParkArcheMedX • CoConstruct • Covintus • CvilleBioHub • GovSmart • HRDL, Inc. • iLab • MDV-SEIA • Silverchair • StoryWare • Ting • Totem • vlncomm • Generation 180 • Lynchburg Economic Development Authority • Indoor Biotechnologies • Community Investment Collaborative • Frederick Maryland Chamber of Commerce • Richmond Window Corporation • Roanoke Regional Partnership, Blacksburg Technology Council • Virginia Diodes • Focused Ultrasound Foundation • S&P Global • Locus Health • Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine • Eric Martin • Capital One • The Front Porch • Perrone Robotics • Woods Rogers • Sigora Solar • Sun Tribe Solar • Sir Speedy • Charlottesville Women in Tech • Jefferson Technology

10:00am

Iron Chef Competition Charlottesville City Market

11:00am

Community Workshop: Immersive Storytelling for VR and 360 Film Jefferson-Madison Regional LibraryFullMona Kasra

2:50pm

Cville Allstars - Funk & Blues Emancipation ParkCville Allstars

6:25pm

The National Reserve - Rock Emancipation ParkThe National Reserve

8:00pm

The Skins - Soul & Pop Emancipation ParkThe Skins

2:00pm

Making It: a Discussion on Creative Growth McGuffey Art CenterFullSam Gray • Sam Gray