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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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7:00pm EDT

Crowdfunded Pitch NightNow Open The Jefferson TheateriLab • Citizen Burger Bar • Community Investment Collaborative • UVA Community Credit Union

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

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

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

KEYNOTE: Defending the Digital Space: Fake News, Hate Speech, and Big BrotherNow Open The Jefferson TheaterSiva Vaidhyanathan • Renee Diresta • Garrett Graff • Cathy O'Neil • University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences • C-Ville Weekly

7:00pm EDT

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

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

10:00pm EDT

Partner Event: Back That Thing Up Dance PartyNow Open The Jefferson TheaterThe Jefferson Theater