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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.

Robert McAden

RBTC
President and CEO
robert.mcaden@rbtc.tech

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

10:30am EDT

How Ready for Funding Are You?Full The Paramount Theater - Balcony LoungeRoss Baird • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Virginia is for Entrepreneurs • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

2:00pm EDT

Why It Pays to Startup in Small CitiesFull Second Street GalleryChris Harris • Kendall Morris • Will Morris • Mary Stargel • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Capital One

3:30pm EDT

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

5:00pm EDT

Life After Death with John Cleese and UVA DOPSNow Open The Paramount TheaterJohn 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

7:00pm EDT

American Evolution Innovators CupNow Open The Jefferson TheaterAce Callwood • Jen Finn • Steve Huffman • Nancy Twine • American Evolution • S&P Global

9:00am EDT

Founding Stories - GRIT: Overcoming AdversityNow Open The Paramount TheaterNatalie Brzezinski • Mark Brzezinski • Bradford Manning • Leland Melvin • Bryan Smith • Mark Warner • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

10:30am EDT

A Better Startup Ecosystem for Student FoundersNow Open Old Metropolitan HallLaura Brogdon-Primavera • Hack Cville • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

2:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Master Class: Growth HackingFull Old Metropolitan HallJoshua Anton • Brett Gibson • Bryan Myers • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

5:00pm EDT

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