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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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Lindsay Seeley

Innovators Cup Delegation - VCU

9:00am EDT

Designing HealthAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 6Matthew Trowbridge MD MPH • Chat Razdan • Emily Schutzenhofer • Schaeffer Somers

10:30am EDT

KEYNOTE: You've Got the PowerNow Open The Jefferson TheaterAtima Omara • Jenn Brown • Lennon Flowers • Steven Olikara

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

Grow Different: AgTech and Urban FarmingNow Open Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthDuron Chavis • Jason Green • Christine Keller • April Philips • Jack Ross

3:30pm EDT

Teaching Skills That MatterNow Open Welcome GalleryKendall Morris • Evelyn Aissa • Jared Bigham • Michael Hostad

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

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

8:00am EDT

Clean Energy Coffee and Networking Violet Crown CharlottesvilleSun Tribe Solar

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

Designing Products with PurposeFull Welcome GalleryPeter Jackson • Brandon Anderson • Kris Cody • Hannah Dehradunwala • Tina Hovsepian • Tim Scott • StoryWare • Willowtree

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

Founding Stories - VISION: From success to scaleNow Open The Paramount TheaterNatalie Brzezinski • Steve Huffman • Jigar Shah • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

3:00pm EDT

Corporate Demand: Changing the Energy EquationNow Open Violet Crown - Theater 5JR Tolbert • George Ashton • Roger Ballentine • Sun Tribe Solar

4:00pm EDT

Master Class: Anatomy of a StoryAlmost Full Violet Crown - Theater 3Amy Goldstein • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

10:00am EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Community Workshop: Dance Workshop with Charlottesville BalletNow Open Charlottesville BalletCharlottesville Ballet

2:00pm EDT

Artisanal Tom Tom Emancipation Park