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Tom Tom Festival 2019

THE BIG FESTIVAL ABOUT SMALL CITIES
Tom Tom champions civic innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in America’s hometowns.

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7:00am EDT

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up @ Violet Crown Box Office Violet Crown

8:00am EDT

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Coffee Violet CrownAmerican Evolution Coffee Hour The Jefferson TheaterUVA Community Credit Union • GO Virginia Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Coffee The Jefferson TheaterUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • UVA Community Credit Union • GO Virginia Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference Violet CrownPamela Abalu • Joshua Anton • Ross Baird • Grace Belangia • Jon Bier • Jeanne Milliken Bonds • Carleen Bowers • Derrick Braziel • Marland Buckner • Tighe Bullock • Sean Carr, Ph.D. • Jill Carroll • Ric Cavender • Tom Chapman • Mylea Charvat • Tom Click • Mick Cornett • Elizabeth Cromwell • Matt Dunne • Chinedu Echeruo • Enoch Elwell • Roben Farzad • Jason Feifer • Elizabeth Freeman • Jason Fuller • Rick Gordon • Sameer Gulati • David Hall • Chris Harris • Imagene Harris • Felecia Hatcher-Pearson • Sean Henry • Tiffany Henry • Erika Herz • David Hirsch • Archie Holmes • Steve Hoang • Mitchell Horowitz • Anika Horn • Fay Horwitt • Denise Hubbard • Matt Illian • Roger Johnson • Erik Johnston • Joe Kapp • Bo Kemp • Adam Klein • Christine Lai • Stephanie Landrum • Kim Lane • Michael Lenox • Christopher Lloyd • Michelle Marks • Eric Martin • John McElligott • Evans McMillion • Tina Metzer • Jennifer Miller • Maegan Moore • Stephen Moret • Eric Parker • Chad Rogers • Julia Ross • Marco Rubin • Jessica Sabbath • Timothy Sands • Marie Schacht • Gene Schleppenbach • Joel Selzer • David Touve • Sean Washington • Brian Watson • Tom Weithman • Jayson White • Christina Winn • Dubby Wynne • Paul Yandura • Beth Zimmer • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

8:45am EDT

Rise of the Rest: Venture Capital Outside Silicon Valley The Jefferson TheaterJason Feifer • Sameer Gulati • David Hall • Sean Henry • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

9:00am EDT

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Semi-Finalist Rounds Violet CrownMonique Adams • Ed Albrigo • Mary Lou Bourne • Frances Bradford • Jason Brewster • Jim Cheng • Brad Cummings • Robby Demeria • Maya Desai • Eva Doss • Alex Euler • Hina Mehta, Ph.D. • Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D. • Kendall Morris • Todd Nuckols • Alex Pessala • Michael Straightiff • Bill Terrell • American Evolution UVA Design ChallengeNOW OPEN i.Lab at UVADarden Business Innovation and Design Club American Evolution Innovators Cup: University Expo Violet CrownAmerican Evolution American Evolution Innovators Cup Violet CrownMonique Adams • Ed Albrigo • Mary Lou Bourne • Frances Bradford • Jason Brewster • Jim Cheng • Brad Cummings • Robby Demeria • Maya Desai • Eva Doss • Alex Euler • Jason Feifer • David Hall • Henry Hipps • Karen Jackson • Hina Mehta, Ph.D. • Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D. • Kendall Morris • Todd Nuckols • Alex Pessala • Michael Straightiff • Bill Terrell • Navin Thukkaram • American Evolution

10:00am EDT

Ecosystem-Builder Case Study: MORTAR, Cincinnati Common House: SouthDerrick Braziel • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation An Emerging Profession: The Role of the Ecosystem Builder Violet Crown: Theater 3Chris Harris • Enoch Elwell • Larkin Garbee • Christine Lai • Beth Zimmer • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Can You Curate a Town? Violet Crown: Theater 4Jennifer Miller • Jon Bier • Paul Yandura • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation GO Virginia: Envisioning a Statewide Entrepreneurial Ecosystem from the Ground Up Common House: NorthTom Click • Ross Baird • Mitchell Horowitz • Dubby Wynne • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • GO Virginia Let’s Talk About Amazon HQ2: How We Got Here + How the Rest of Virginia’s Cities Benefit Violet Crown: Theater 5Roben Farzad • Stephanie Landrum • Christina Winn • Stephen Moret • Timothy Sands • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Sylvia Earle, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist In Citizen Leadership, Keynote AddressNOW OPEN Monticello's West LawnThomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello • Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, UVA

10:45am EDT

Four Big Ideas in the Ecosystem: Entrepreneurial Flash Talks Common House: SouthJoshua Anton • Grace Belangia • Anika Horn • Eric Parker • Marie Schacht

11:00am EDT

Co-Creating an Ecosystem: University-Community Partnerships Violet Crown: Theater 5Sean Carr, Ph.D. • Elizabeth Cromwell • Roger Johnson • Adam Klein • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation How to Spot Entrepreneurship in Your Ecosystem with Entrepreneur Magazine’s Jason Feifer Violet Crown: Theater 4Jason Feifer • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Rural Rise Spotlight: Emerging Opportunities in Rural Communities Violet Crown: Theater 3David Hirsch • Tiffany Henry • Tina Metzer • Jennifer Simon • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Accelerator Company Showcase, presented by CIT Common House: NorthMarco Rubin • Rick Gordon • Evans McMillion • David Touve • Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Work/Space Open Studio and Pop Up Work/SpaceE.G. • Thicket

12:00pm EDT

Intro to Fire & IceNOW OPEN Central Place TentFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man Raising Tree Huggers: Introducing Children to the Magic of Charlottesville's Special TreesNOW OPEN Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchPaige Lindblom • Carolyn Schuyler Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Lunch Violet CrownAmerican Evolution

12:45pm EDT

The Beloved Organization and The Future of Work The Jefferson TheaterPamela Abalu • Chinedu Echeruo • Andrei Matorin • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • American Evolution • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Nation of 100 Austins: How Can Your City Become the Next Hot Metro? Violet Crown: Theater 5Michael Lenox • Mick Cornett • Jayson White • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

1:15pm EDT

The Future of Healthcare Innovation: The Intersection of Life Science, Data, and Technology Violet Crown: Theater 4Denise Hubbard • Steve Hoang • Chad Rogers • Joel Selzer • CvilleBioHub • Indoor Biotechnologies • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • UVA Economic Development • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • UVA Licensing & Ventures Group • ThermoFisher Scientific

2:00pm EDT

Connecting Virginia’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, presented by CIT Common House: NorthEd Albrigo • Robby Demeria • Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation American Evolution Innovators Cup: Finals The Jefferson TheaterJason Feifer • David Hall • Tiffany Henry • Henry Hipps • Karen Jackson • Navin Thukkaram • American Evolution

2:30pm EDT

Do No Harm: Building Health Tech Companies to Help People Violet Crown: Theater 5Mylea Charvat • CvilleBioHub • Indoor Biotechnologies • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • UVA Economic Development • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • UVA Licensing & Ventures Group • ThermoFisher Scientific Kauffman Spotlight: Building Community-wide Buy-in and Advocacy Violet Crown: Theater 4Cecilia Wessinger • Tom Chapman • Anika Horn • Kim Lane • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Opportunity Zones: What You Need to Know for Maximum Impact Violet Crown: Theater 3Matt Illian • Bo Kemp • Jeanne Milliken Bonds • Erik Johnston • Maegan Moore • Sean Washington • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Royer Caramanis & McDonough Rural Rise Spotlight: Flash Talks Violet Crown: Theater 2Enoch Elwell • Matt Dunne • Imagene Harris • Joe Kapp • Brian Watson • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:00pm EDT

Learn a Song with the Yale Russian ChorusALMOST FULL Central Place TentHenry McHenry Jr. • Yale Russian Chorus

3:30pm EDT

Building Virginia’s Tech-Talent Pipeline Violet Crown: Theater 5Jessica Sabbath • Archie Holmes • Michelle Marks • Stephen Moret • Julia Ross • StoryWare • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • UVa Engineering • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Business and Historic Building Restoration in Urban Appalachia Violet Crown: Theater 2Tighe Bullock • Ric Cavender Funding in the Golden Age of Biotech Violet Crown: Theater 4Carleen Bowers • Jill Carroll • Jason Fuller • CvilleBioHub • Indoor Biotechnologies • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • UVA Economic Development • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • UVA Licensing & Ventures Group • ThermoFisher Scientific Kauffman Spotlight: Diversity & Opportunity in Your Ecosystem Violet Crown: Theater 3Elizabeth Freeman • Felecia Hatcher-Pearson • Fay Horwitt • John McElligott • Cecilia Wessinger • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

5:00pm EDT

Slate’s Political Gabfest: VIP Pre-show Cocktail PartyALMOST FULL The Paramount TheaterEmily Bazelon • Jamelle Bouie • John Dickerson • David Plotz Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Happy Hour Market Street ParkUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Adar Market Street ParkAdar Fight like a Grrrl: DemoWAITLIST Central Place TentSally Rose Monnes • Joshua Copson • Fight Like a Grrrl Startup and Innovation Fair Market Street Park Food Truck Roundup Market Street Park Block Party Market Street ParkAdar • Goose • Con Brio • The Fritz

6:30pm EDT

Goose Market Street ParkGoose The Slate Political Gabfest Live ShowNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterEmily Bazelon • Jamelle Bouie • John Dickerson • David Plotz

8:00pm EDT

The Fritz Market Street ParkThe Fritz STRUCTURE: An Interactive Projection Mapping Central Place TentJeff Dobrow • ZILOG80 Chris Alan: LYAO Comedy ShowcaseNOW OPEN The Southern Café and Music HallChris Alan

9:30pm EDT

Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio

10:00pm EDT

Silent DiscoNOW OPEN The Jefferson Theater