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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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6:00pm EDT

The Whole Grain Truth about Nutrition and GlutenNOW OPEN Great Harvest Bread CoAileen Magnotto

7:30pm EDT

Bartenders BallNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan HallCarrie Meslar • River Hawkins • Morgan Roberts-Harrison • Kelly Cline • Cierra Biel • Reid Dougherty • Alec Spidalieri • Clay Tolbert • Andrea Rouillard • Joe Koscielniak • Shannon Cruse Ranson • Timmy Faillace • Catoctin Creek

9:30am EDT

Youth Innovation ConferenceNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterZyahna Bryant • Jaclyn Corin • UVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

10:00am EDT

Introductions & Spotlight Story: "Future of Learning Collective" The Paramount TheaterUVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

10:20am EDT

Business Pitch Challenge The Paramount TheaterUVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

11:00am EDT

Reinventing Middle School Challenge The Paramount TheaterUVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

11:15am EDT

Project Expo & Lunch The Paramount TheaterUVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

12:00pm EDT

Keynote Talk: Parkland Student and March For Our Lives Cofounder Jaclyn CorinNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterCatherine Bradshaw • Jaclyn Corin

1:00pm EDT

Social Innovation Challenge The Paramount TheaterUVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

1:30pm EDT

Buti Yoga Beginners PlayshopNOW OPEN ACACJessica Weinstock • ACAC

6:00pm EDT

Intro to Jewelry Making: Wire RingsNOW OPEN Central Place TentBarbara Tilley

7:00am EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up @ Violet Crown Box Office Violet Crown Renewable Energy Conference: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Violet Crown

8:00am EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Coffee The Jefferson TheaterHartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Renewable Energy Conference: Networking Coffee Violet Crown Civic Innovation Conference Violet CrownAndreas Addison • Wyatt Andrews • David Bearinger • Missy Benson • Seyoum Berhe • Chip Boyles • Jessica Brady • Derek Brown • James Burnett • T. Donna Chen, Ph.D. • José Cisneros • Ryan Coonerty • Roy Decker • Nora Demleitner • Tamara Dias • Timothy Dodson • Sheila Dugan • Bob Eiffert • Duanecia Evans • Erik Fabian • Harold Folley • Georgia Geen • Elizabeth Grossman • Juanita Boyd • Lee Harris • Tim Heaphy • David Hofert • The Chattery • Bobby Hopewell • Noah Horowitz • Philippa Hughes • Joe Iacobucci • Robert Jackson • Monique Johnson • Marta Keane • Gracie Kreth • Paul Krutko • Harriet Kuhr • Lev Kushner • Isha Lee • Chauncy Lennon • Chris Little • Zachary Markovits • Shawanda Mason-Moore • Sunshine Mathon • Dayna Matthew • Cathy McGhee • Lauren Mims • Andria McClellan • Andrew Mondschein • Chas Moore • Sutton Mora Hayes • Giles Morris • Louis Nelson • Andrea Orlando • Joanne Page • Melba Pearson • Christy Phillips • Matt Pritchard • Beena Raghavendran • Brandon Readus • Travis Rejman • Joshua René • Elliott Robinson • Hana Schank • Kristin Sharp • Rusty Smith • Natalie Snider • Josh Spickler • Tommye Sutton • Carl Swanson • Robyn Tannehill • Christine Tarquinio • Larry Terry • Chris Thompson • Emma Violand-Sanchez • Yulise Waters • Stelfanie Williams • Josh Yates • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Renewable Energy Conference Violet CrownChris Bast • Marcy Bauer • Steve Bowers • Sam Brumberg • Dianne Corsello • Stephen Coughlin • Carlos Curbelo • Erik Curren • Chip Dicks • Mary Jane Elkins • Hayes Framme • Harry Godfrey • Andrew Gohn • Mark Goodwin • Chris Gullickson • Katherine Hamilton • Francis Hodsoll • Erik Johnson • Nico Johnson • Katharine Kollins • Kenneth McFadyen • Karla Loeb • Elizabeth McGowan • David Murray • Angela Navarro • Will Reisinger • Sandy Reisky • Taylor Sloane • Tony Smith, Ph.D. • Rachel Smucker • David Toscano • Danny Van Clief • Elizabeth Weir • Devin Welch • Michael Wu • Apex Clean Energy

9:00am EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Opening Remarks The Jefferson TheaterDayna Matthew • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost The Economic Development Opportunity of Renewable Energy Violet Crown: Theater 4David Murray • Mary Jane Elkins • Chris Gullickson • Kenneth McFadyen • GreeneHurlocker • Apex Clean Energy The Politics of Carbon Violet Crown: Theater 5Mark Goodwin • Carlos Curbelo • Apex Clean Energy Why Schools Need to Go Solar Violet Crown: Theater 3Erik Curren • Sandy Reisky • Tony Smith, Ph.D. • 2RW Consultants • Apex Clean Energy • Secure Futures Solar

10:00am EDT

Fireside Chat: Education, Opportunity, and the 21st Century Workforce Common House: NorthKristin Sharp • Chauncy Lennon • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost How Do We Support an Age-Friendly Community? Common House: SouthMarta Keane • Bob Eiffert • Chip Boyles • Natalie Snider • Hartfield Foundation • Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital • UVA Office of the Provost How Does Your City Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles? Violet Crown: Theater 2Cathy McGhee • T. Donna Chen, Ph.D. • David Hofert • Joe Iacobucci • Andrew Mondschein • Albemarle County • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Let’s Talk About Policing: Public Safety, Innovation, and Your Town Violet Crown: Theater 3Larry Terry • Harold Folley • Robert Jackson • Tommye Sutton • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Welcome, “New” Virginians: How Immigrants Contribute to a City’s Vitality Violet Crown: Theater 4David Bearinger • Seyoum Berhe • Chris Little • Emma Violand-Sanchez • Hartfield Foundation • Virginia Humanities • UVA Office of the Provost Energy Keynote: Katherine Hamilton The Jefferson TheaterKatherine Hamilton • Apex Clean Energy

11:00am EDT

Budgeting for Inclusivity Common House: SouthErik Fabian • Bobby Hopewell • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost How Data Helps Build Hometowns Residents Can Count On Violet Crown: Theater 2Zachary Markovits • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Race, Class, and The Press: How New Journalism Models Can Help With Local Equity Conversations Violet Crown: Theater 3Giles Morris • Beena Raghavendran • Elliott Robinson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Role Models in Schools: Why You Need Us & How to Retain Us Common House: NorthTamara Dias • Duanecia Evans • Lauren Mims • Brandon Readus • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Business Model Innovation in Clean Energy Violet Crown: Theater 5Nico Johnson • Mark Goodwin • Danny Van Clief • Elizabeth Weir • Devin Welch • Apex Clean Energy Your Legislators’ Role in Clean Energy Violet Crown: Theater 4Francis Hodsoll • Will Reisinger • Chip Dicks • Rachel Smucker • leap • SolUnesco • Apex Clean Energy

12:00pm EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterHartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Renewable Energy Conference: Networking Lunch Violet CrownCharlottesville Office of Economic Development • Advanced Energy Economy • Apex Clean Energy Community Home Cooking at the HavenNOW OPEN The HavenThe Haven

12:30pm EDT

Creativity Between the Coasts: A keynote talk with Noah HorowitzNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterCarl Swanson • Noah Horowitz • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

1:30pm EDT

An Honorable Profession Podcast: A Live Show Common House: SouthRyan Coonerty • Lee Harris • Robyn Tannehill • Andria McClellan • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Second Chance Cities: How Does Your Community Best Integrate the Formerly Incarcerated? Violet Crown: Theater 2Tim Heaphy • José Cisneros • Chas Moore • Joanne Page • Josh Spickler • Yulise Waters • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

1:45pm EDT

Creative Placemaking for All Common House: NorthBarbara Brown Wilson • Juanita Boyd • Philippa Hughes • Lev Kushner • Andrea Orlando • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost What Role Should the University Play in Affordable Housing? Violet Crown: Theater 3Sheila Dugan • Stelfanie Williams • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost A Conversation about Energy Storage Violet Crown: Theater 5Michael Lenox • Stephen Coughlin • Apex Clean Energy • Sun Tribe Solar

2:45pm EDT

The Eviction Challenge: How Do We Prevent Homelessness Before It Starts? Violet Crown: Theater 3Matt Pritchard • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost College Journalism: Impact and Challenges Common House: SouthWyatt Andrews • Jessica Brady • Timothy Dodson • Georgia Geen • Gracie Kreth • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Community Foundation Nation: Why Cities Need a Partnership between Public-Interest Tech and Community Philanthropy Common House: NorthJosh Yates • Elizabeth Grossman • Sutton Mora Hayes • Travis Rejman • Hana Schank • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost • UVA College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Small City, Global Reach: Welcoming Refugee Populations into Your Community Violet Crown: Theater 2Derek Brown • Harriet Kuhr • Isha Lee • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Let’s Talk About Offshore Wind Violet Crown: Theater 4Elizabeth McGowan • Hayes Framme • Andrew Gohn • Katharine Kollins • Apex Clean Energy Where We Are Headed: Virginia’s Energy Grid in 2030 Violet Crown: Theater 5Katherine Hamilton • Sam Brumberg • Dianne Corsello • Angela Navarro • David Toscano • Apex Clean Energy Workshop: Problem-Solving with Data & Analytics Vault VirginiaSheila Dugan • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

3:30pm EDT

Affordable Housing: Five Innovative Strategies Violet Crown: Theater 3Chip Boyles • Roy Decker • Monique Johnson • Sunshine Mathon • Rusty Smith • Chris Thompson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

3:45pm EDT

Criminal Justice Reform Must Start With the Franchise: Is Florida a Model for Virginia & Beyond? Violet Crown: Theater 2Nora Demleitner • Melba Pearson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Flash Talks: 3 Big Ideas In Civic Innovation Common House: SouthAndreas Addison • Missy Benson • The Chattery • Shawanda Mason-Moore • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost How Do Small Cities Attract & Retain Talent? Common House: NorthJoshua René • Carolyn Kalantari • Paul Krutko • Christy Phillips • Christine Tarquinio • Albemarle County • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Climate Change and the Benefits of Clean Energy Technologies Violet Crown: Theater 4Karla Loeb • Erik Johnson • Taylor Sloane • Michael Wu • Apex Clean Energy • Sigora Solar Energy & Transportation Violet Crown: Theater 5Harry Godfrey • Chris Bast • Marcy Bauer • Apex Clean Energy

5:00pm EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Happy Hour Common HouseHartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Renewable Energy Conference: Networking Happy Hour Violet CrownCvilleREA • MDV-SEIA • Apex Clean Energy

5:30pm EDT

Hello Data, Meet the PeopleNOW OPEN Vault VirginiaGiles Morris • Sheila Dugan • Beena Raghavendran • Larry Terry • John Killeen • Charlottesville Tomorrow • Vault Virginia

8:00pm EDT

The Future of Cannabis: A Headlining Conversation about LegalizationNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterJohn Hudak • Jenn Michelle Pedini • Steven Hawkins • Jane West • Hope Wiseman

9:30pm EDT

The Future of Cannabis: VIP ReceptionNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan Hall

7:00am EDT

Creative Ecosystems Conference: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up @ Violet Crown Box Office Violet Crown Applied Machine Learning Conference: Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Violet Crown

8:00am EDT

Creative Ecosystems Conference: Networking Coffee Common HouseFUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Applied Machine Learning Conference: Networking Coffee The Jefferson TheaterS&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Creative Ecosystems Conference Common HousePamela Abalu • Rhonda Bellamy • Anna Bentson • Krista Bradley • Junious Brickhouse • A.D. Carson • Marc Cheatham • Nicholas Cohen • Theresa Colvin • Sara Crickenberger • Melani Douglass • Rosamond Fletcher • Beth Flowers • Vanessa German • Robert Gipe • Marian Glebes • Alan Goffinski • Amy Grossmann • Noah Horowitz • Jeannie Howe • Gayle Jessup White • Kian Kamas • Jon Lohman • Renee Margocee • Andi Mathis • Michael Mikel • Lisa Murch • Cliff Murphy • Jan Newcomb • Michael Orlove • Ricky Parker • Sheri Parks • Steven Pedigo • Bill Royall • Pam Royall • Alison Russo • Walker Sanders • Sarah Sargent • Cathey Sawyer • Jim Walker • Michele Walter • Julie Walters Steele • Phillip Wiggins • Allison Wright • Kibibi Ajanku • Kristen Chiacchia • Lyn Bolen Warren • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

8:30am EDT

Applied Machine Learning Conference Violet CrownJoaquín Alori • Will Badart • Derek Bivona • Carlos Blancarte • Ben Bland • Adam Blum • Drew Bollinger • Tom Brock • Taylor Brown • Tatyana Casino • Martin Chobanyan • Nate Day • Kimberly Deas • Pierre DeBois • Ryan Duve • Chris Eichelberger • Daniel Emaasit • Andrew Fast • Kashaun Finch • Miriam Friedel • William Goodrum • John Harris • Henry Harris • Elizabeth Harrison • Matthew Hendrickson • Sakshi Jawarani • Brad Johnson • Mo Johnson • Neeyanth Kopparapu • Anton Korinek • Olivera Kotevska • Stephen Levin • Steven Lott • Malcolm MacLachlan • Sean Mullane • Sarah Olson • Esther Onega • Bill Panak • Murugesan Ramakrishnan • Rakesh Ravi • Charu Rawat • Austin Rochford • Erin Ryan • Arnab Sarkar • Aman Shrivastava • Sameer Singh • Varshini Sriram • Anthony Teate • Renee Teate • Andrew Therriault • Samantha Toet • Alli Torban • Sri Vaishnavi Vemulapalli • Tianlu Wang • Courtney Whalen • Joy Williams • Vida Williams • Ken Zamkow • Michael Zelenetz • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

9:00am EDT

Art, Appalachia, and the Opioid Crisis: A Conversation with Robert Gipe Vinegar Hill TheaterAllison Wright • Robert Gipe • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park • UVA College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Case Study: Mural Arts Philadelphia Common House: SouthAlan Goffinski • Lisa Murch • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Equity & Inclusion in Arts Communities Common House: NorthSheri Parks • Kibibi Ajanku • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Data is Rarely Neutral: Bias in the Practice of Data The Jefferson TheaterVida Williams • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

10:00am EDT

Case Study: How did 4,000-person Lewisburg, West Virginia become a cultural hot spot? Common House: SouthRenee Margocee • Sara Crickenberger • Cathey Sawyer • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park History, Family, and the Role of the Institution in Modern Life: A Conversation with Melani Douglass Vinegar Hill TheaterGayle Jessup White • Melani Douglass • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Now What: How Arts Communities Prepare for (and Deal With) Tragedy and Natural Disasters Common House: NorthAndi Mathis • Rhonda Bellamy • Jan Newcomb • Alison Russo • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

10:15am EDT

Social Media Sentiment Analysis with R - Bot or Not? Violet Crown: Theater 4Samantha Toet • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Auto-What? A Taxonomy of Automated Machine Learning Violet Crown: Theater 2Adam Blum • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Don't Stop Disbelieving Violet Crown: Theater 5Chris Eichelberger • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

10:20am EDT

The Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Revolution is Open Source: Probabilistic Programming with PyMC3 Violet Crown: Theater 3Austin Rochford • Castle Hill Gaming • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

10:30am EDT

Featured Student Research Lightning Talks: Collective Biographies of Women - A Deep Learning Approach to Paragraph Annotation Violet Crown: Theater 4Sakshi Jawarani • Murugesan Ramakrishnan • Varshini Sriram • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Featured Student Research Lightning Talks: Cyber Harassment Detection and Prediction of User Blocks in Wikipedia Violet Crown: Theater 4Charu Rawat • Arnab Sarkar • Sameer Singh • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Featured Student Research Lightning Talks: derML: A Machine Learning, Image Recognition Mobile Application That Assists in Skin Cancer Detection Violet Crown: Theater 4Joy Williams • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Featured Student Research Lightning Talks: Detection of Malicious Cyber Activity at University of Virginia using Machine Learning Violet Crown: Theater 4Rakesh Ravi • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Featured Student Research Lightning Talks: Using TensorFlow Machine Learning to Develop and Train a Small-Scale Autonomous Vehicle Violet Crown: Theater 4Ben Bland • Kashaun Finch • MTEQ • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

10:50am EDT

A Deep Learning Approach to Meme Generation Violet Crown: Theater 5Murugesan Ramakrishnan • Sri Vaishnavi Vemulapalli • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Automated Time-Series Model Selection at Scale Violet Crown: Theater 2Carlos Blancarte • William Goodrum • Henry Harris • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Estimating Multivariate Stochastic Volatility Models with Particle MCMC Violet Crown: Theater 3Taylor Brown • Castle Hill Gaming • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

11:00am EDT

Cheats Movement Podcast: Hip Hop in Higher Education Common House: SouthA.D. Carson • Marc Cheatham • Ricky Parker • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park How to Develop a Data-Driven Creative Placemaking Strategy for Your Community Common House: NorthSteven Pedigo • Anna Bentson • Rosamond Fletcher • Kian Kamas • Lynchburg Economic Development Authority • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park The Future of Work, Love, and Design: An Immersive Sound Experience with Design Pioneer Pamela Abalu and Violinist Andrei MatorinNOW OPEN Vinegar Hill TheaterPamela Abalu • Andrei Matorin • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

11:15am EDT

Using Google's BERT to Ask Financial Documents Questions Violet Crown: Theater 2Ryan Duve • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute "Becoming a Data Scientist" Live Podcast featuring Andrew Therriault Violet Crown: Theater 4Renee Teate • Andrew Therriault • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning in The Supply Chain Violet Crown: Theater 5Bill Panak • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Pymc-Learn: Practical Probabilistic Machine Learning in Python Violet Crown: Theater 3Daniel Emaasit • Castle Hill Gaming • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

11:45am EDT

Applied Machine Learning Conference: Networking Lunch Violet CrownS&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

12:00pm EDT

Creative Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterFUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Career & Life Design: Designing Your Path ForwardALMOST FULL Common House: NorthJulia Lapan • Marga Odahowski

12:30pm EDT

Love, Community, and Fine Art: A Keynote Talk by Visual and Performing Artist Vanessa GermanNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterVanessa German • The Fralin Museum of Art • UVA Arts • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

12:45pm EDT

Deep Learning for Visual Recognition of Enteropathy and Addressing Tissue Staining Color Bias in Biopsy Slides Violet Crown: Theater 3Aman Shrivastava • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Intelligent Virtual Assistants - The Good, Bad, and Ugly Violet Crown: Theater 5Olivera Kotevska • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Intro to ConvNets: The Backbone of Modern Computer Vision Violet Crown: Theater 2Joaquín Alori • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute TensorFlow in R Programming, A Beginner's Primer Violet Crown: Theater 4Pierre DeBois • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

1:05pm EDT

Collaboration between Data Scientist and Librarian/Project Manager Violet Crown: Theater 4Esther Onega • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Design of Semiconducting Materials for Photovoltaic Applications Using Python Machine Learning with Tensor Flow Violet Crown: Theater 3Anthony Teate • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Detecting The Unknown: Using Unsupervised Behavior Models To Expose Malicious Network Activity Violet Crown: Theater 2Will Badart • Sarah Olson • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Devops in Data Science Panel Violet Crown: Theater 5Miriam Friedel • Steven Lott • Ken Zamkow • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

1:25pm EDT

Getting Started with Robust Data Analysis - Setting Up a Data Warehouse without a Data Engineer Violet Crown: Theater 4Stephen Levin • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

1:45pm EDT

Building Trust in Arts Communities: How a Public-Private Partnership Built a Performing Arts Center in Greensboro—and a New Can-do Spirit for Action Common House: SouthWalker Sanders • Michele Walter • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Live/Create/Repeat: How Do We Create Safe & Affordable Spaces for Artists? Common House: NorthMarian Glebes • Jeannie Howe • Jim Walker • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park The Value of the Folk Festival to Small Cities Vinegar Hill TheaterCliff Murphy • Junious Brickhouse • Amy Grossmann • Jon Lohman • Phillip Wiggins • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

2:00pm EDT

How Can “Data for Good” Be Better? The Jefferson TheaterAndrew Therriault • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Ecosystem Building 101 Vault Virginia

2:45pm EDT

Building Next Gen Leadership: Programs that Develop Leadership Skills for Emerging and Mid-Career Arts Professionals Common House: NorthTheresa Colvin • Krista Bradley • Nicholas Cohen • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

2:50pm EDT

Applying Machine Learning to Dynamic Operations Violet Crown: Theater 4Tom Brock • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Balanced Datasets Are Not Enough: Estimating and Mitigating Gender Bias in Deep Image Representations Violet Crown: Theater 3Tianlu Wang • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Using Triangulation to Evaluate Machine Learning Models Violet Crown: Theater 5Andrew Fast • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

2:55pm EDT

MRI Image Synthesis for the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Violet Crown, Theater 1Neeyanth Kopparapu • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute • Elder Research

3:00pm EDT

A Line in the Sand: A Conversation with Burning Man Cofounder Michael “Danger Ranger” Mikel Vinegar Hill TheaterMichael Orlove • Michael Mikel • QuickFix • FUNd @ CACF Mid-Atlantic Angel Summit, presented by CITNOW OPEN Violet Crown: Theater 2Tom Weithman • Alex Euler • Gene Schleppenbach

3:20pm EDT

Exploring Music Signature Embeddings with Machine Learning using Google AI's Magenta Violet Crown: Theater 4Malcolm MacLachlan • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Get Your Results Seen & Understood More Quickly with Visual Metaphors Violet Crown: Theater 5Alli Torban • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

3:25pm EDT

Modeling and Forecasting Hospital Workforce Supply to Improve Outcomes Violet Crown, Theater 1John Harris • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute • Elder Research

3:45pm EDT

Glass Boxes: Building Trust in Machine Learning for IIoT Violet Crown: Theater 4Brad Johnson • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Ethics in AI Panel Violet Crown: Theater 5Mo Johnson • Anton Korinek • Tianlu Wang • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Art Builds Business Builds Art Workshop Common House: SouthBeth Flowers • Renee Margocee • Julie Walters Steele • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park How Collectors Can Help Your Arts Community Common HouseSarah Sargent • Kristen Chiacchia • Greg Graham • Pam Royall • Bill Royall • Lyn Bolen Warren • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

3:50pm EDT

Points to Videos: Extracting Behavioral Information from Maritime Tracks Using Convolutional Neural Networks Violet Crown: Theater 3Martin Chobanyan • Astraea • CCRI • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Machine Learning as a Tool to Address HIV Health Disparities Violet Crown, Theater 1Kimberly Deas • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute • Elder Research

4:05pm EDT

Machine Learning on Mobile Violet Crown: Theater 4Tatyana Casino • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Mapping High-Voltage Infrastructure with Machine Learning + Humans Violet Crown: Theater 3Drew Bollinger • Astraea • CCRI • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

4:25pm EDT

Challenges in Clinical Big Data Research: A Case Discussion Violet Crown, Theater 1Elizabeth Harrison • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute • Elder Research Leveraging Transit Data to Identify Quality Locations for High Density Urban Development Violet Crown: Theater 3Nate Day • Astraea • CCRI • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Licensing: It's for All Projects, Yes Even Yours Violet Crown: Theater 4Matthew Hendrickson • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Lightning Talks: A Comparison of Neural Network Methods for Accurate Sentiment Analysis of Stock Market Tweets Violet Crown: Theater 5S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Lightning Talks: Building Data Science Microservices Violet Crown: Theater 5Michael Zelenetz • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Lightning Talks: Machine Learning vs. Medical Doctor: Predicting Patient Outcome to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Using Machine Learning Violet Crown: Theater 5Derek Bivona • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

4:30pm EDT

Lightning Talks: Moving Objects in Exoplanet Mission Data: Studying the Solar System and Protecting the Earth Violet Crown: Theater 5Erin Ryan • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Tiny Worlds Terrarium Party with WildrockNOW OPEN Kardinal HallPaige Lindblom • Wildrock • Great Outdoor Provision Co. • Fifth Season Gardening • Kardinal Hall

4:45pm EDT

Applied ML for Linking Diverse Datasets at S&P Violet Crown: Theater 4 Detecting Solar Farms Using Deep Learning Violet Crown: Theater 3Courtney Whalen • Astraea • CCRI • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute Ontology and Oncology: NLP for Precision Medicine Violet Crown, Theater 1Sean Mullane • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute • Elder Research

5:00pm EDT

Sake Making & Sake TastingWAITLIST North American Sake Brewery & RestaurantAndrew Centofante Creative Ecosystems Conference: Networking Happy Hour Common HouseFUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park Applied Machine Learning Conference: Networking Happy Hour Violet CrownS&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

6:30pm EDT

Wild and Scenic Film Fest PrescreeningNOW OPEN Vinegar Hill TheaterLight House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre • Wild Virginia

7:00pm EDT

Impact Investor Cocktail Hour Common House

9:00pm EDT

The Tom Tom BashNOW OPEN The Paramount Theater

7:00am EDT

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

8:00am EDT

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

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

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

12:00pm EDT

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

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

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

3:30pm 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

6:30pm EDT

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

8:00pm EDT

Chris Alan: LYAO Comedy ShowcaseNOW OPEN The Southern Café and Music HallChris Alan

10:00pm EDT

Silent DiscoNOW OPEN The Jefferson Theater

11:00am EDT

Intro to Metal Jewelry: Earrings & PendantALMOST FULL Central Place TentBarbara Tilley

8:00pm EDT

Big Blue Door at the Bridge The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryNauder Namaky • Jessie Conover Upfront, Inc. and Tom Tom Present: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood – Scared ScriptlessNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterColin Mochrie • Brad Sherwood

2:00pm EDT

Fire & IceNOW OPEN Market Street ParkFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man