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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.

Stephen Davis

Community Investment Collaborative
President
Earlysville, Virginia

Www.cicville.org

7:00pm EDT

Partner Event: Cville Gives Grant NightNow Open Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & BreweryPosner Wealth Management

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

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

Data and Trends for Ecosystem DevelopersNow Open Second Street GallerySean Carr, Ph.D. • Eva Doss • Melody Koh • Johnny Magdaleno • Christiana McFarland • Joe Whitchurch • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Capital One 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

KEYNOTE: Fighting Inequality with FinanceNow Open The Jefferson TheaterGreg Fairchild • Ross Baird • Peter Jackson • Jerry Nemorin • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:30pm EDT

Fueling the Next Wave: Food IncubatorsNow Open Common House - Vinegar Hall NorthMeagan McGinnes • Cullen Gilchrist • Andrew Ive • Brian Marks

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

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

The Founders Who Aren't: Inclusion in EntrepreneurshipNow Open Second Street GalleryCourtenay Siegfried • Chelsea Conrad • Shamaine Daniels • Knatokie Ford • desiree venn frederic • Brad Wolverton • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

12:00pm EDT

Founders Luncheon: An American StoryNow Open Hamilton'sJames Fallows • Amy Goldstein • Royer Caramanis & McDonough

3:00pm EDT

Founding Stories - PURPOSE: Founding for ImpactNow Open The Paramount TheaterMark Brzezinski • Zac Bookman • Renee Diresta • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Eric Martin

4:00pm EDT

Roundtable: The 21st Century Chamber of CommerceNow Open The Paramount Theater - Balcony Lounge

5:00pm EDT

Block Party Emancipation ParkNew Belgium • C-Ville Weekly

7:00am EDT

Saturday Morning Market Charlottesville City MarketCharlottesville Parks & Recreation