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THE BIG FESTIVAL ABOUT SMALL CITIES
Tom Tom champions civic innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in America’s hometowns.
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Marjette Upshur
City of Lynchburg
Director, Economic Development & Tourism
Wednesday
, April 10
8:00am EDT
Civic Innovation Conference
Violet Crown
Andreas 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 Hardy • 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
9:00am EDT
Civic Innovation Conference: Opening Remarks
The Jefferson Theater
Dayna Matthew • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
10:00am EDT
Fireside Chat: Education, Opportunity, and the 21st Century Workforce
Common House: North
Kristin Sharp • Chauncy Lennon • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
11:00am EDT
Budgeting for Inclusivity
Common House: South
Erik Fabian • Bobby Hopewell • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
How Data Helps Build Hometowns Residents Can Count On
Violet Crown: Theater 2
Zachary Markovits • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
Role Models in Schools: Why You Need Us & How to Retain Us
Common House: North
Tamara Dias • Duanecia Evans • Lauren Mims • Brandon Readus • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
12:00pm EDT
Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Lunch
The Jefferson Theater
Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
12:30pm EDT
Creativity Between the Coasts: A keynote talk with Noah Horowitz
NOW OPEN
The Jefferson Theater
Carl Swanson • Noah Horowitz • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
1:45pm EDT
What Role Should the University Play in Affordable Housing?
Violet Crown: Theater 3
Sheila Dugan • Stelfanie Williams • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
2:45pm EDT
Community Foundation Nation: Why Cities Need a Partnership between Public-Interest Tech and Community Philanthropy
Common House: North
Josh 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
3:30pm EDT
Affordable Housing: Five Innovative Strategies
Violet Crown: Theater 3
Chip Boyles • Roy Decker • Monique Johnson • Sunshine Mathon • Rusty Smith • Chris Thompson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
3:45pm EDT
Flash Talks: 3 Big Ideas In Civic Innovation
Common House: South
Andreas Addison • Missy Benson • The Chattery • Shawanda Mason-Moore • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
How Do Small Cities Attract & Retain Talent?
Common House: North
Joshua René • Carolyn Kalantari • Paul Krutko • Christy Phillips • Christine Tarquinio • Albemarle County • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
5:00pm EDT
Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Happy Hour
Common House
Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost
5:30pm EDT
Hello Data, Meet the People
NOW OPEN
Vault Virginia
Giles Morris • Sheila Dugan • Beena Raghavendran • Larry Terry • John Killeen • Charlottesville Tomorrow • Vault Virginia
6:00pm EDT
A Sense of Place: How Preservation Creates the Future
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Common House: North
Overton McGehee • Donovan Rypkema • Ellen M. Bassett • Ebony Walden • Common House • Preservation Piedmont • Preservation Virginia • School of Architecture, University of Virginia
Thursday
, April 11
8:00am EDT
Creative Ecosystems Conference
Common House
Pamela 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
9:00am EDT
Equity & Inclusion in Arts Communities
Common House: North
Sheri Parks • Kibibi Ajanku • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
10:00am EDT
Case Study: How did 4,000-person Lewisburg, West Virginia become a cultural hot spot?
Common House: South
Renee 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 Theater
Gayle Jessup White • Melani Douglass • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
11:00am EDT
Love is the Bomb: Making Impact and Transformation Through Business
NOW OPEN
Old Metropolitan Hall
Camille Hautefort • Beatrix Ost • Elizabeth Suda • ARTICLE22
12:00pm EDT
Creative Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch
The Jefferson Theater
FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
12:30pm EDT
Love, Community, and Fine Art: A Keynote Talk by Visual and Performing Artist Vanessa German
NOW OPEN
The Jefferson Theater
Vanessa German • The Fralin Museum of Art • UVA Arts • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
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: South
Walker Sanders • Michele Walter • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
Live/Create/Repeat: How Do We Create Safe & Affordable Spaces for Artists?
Common House: North
Marian Glebes • Jeannie Howe • Jim Walker • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
The Value of the Folk Festival to Small Cities
Vinegar Hill Theater
Cliff Murphy • Junious Brickhouse • Amy Grossmann • Jon Lohman • Phillip Wiggins • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
2:45pm EDT
Building Next Gen Leadership: Programs that Develop Leadership Skills for Emerging and Mid-Career Arts Professionals
Common House: North
Theresa Colvin • Krista Bradley • Nicholas Cohen • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
3:00pm EDT
A Line in the Sand: A Conversation with Burning Man Cofounder Michael “Danger Ranger” Mikel
Vinegar Hill Theater
Michael Orlove • Michael Mikel • QuickFix • FUNd @ CACF
3:45pm EDT
Art Builds Business Builds Art Workshop
Common House: South
Beth Flowers • Renee Margocee • Julie Walters Steele • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park
4:30pm EDT
History of Vinegar Hill: Race & Inequality in Charlottesville
NOW OPEN
Vinegar Hill Theater
Charlene Green • Charlottesville Office of Human Rights • Light House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre
5:30pm EDT
Crowdfunded Pitch Night Cocktail Mixer
NOW OPEN
The Jefferson Theater
iLab • Community Investment Collaborative
6:00pm EDT
American Evolution Innovators Cup - Welcome Reception
The Omni Hotel Charlottesville
American Evolution
6:30pm EDT
Crowdfunded Pitch Night
NOW OPEN
The Jefferson Theater
HackCville • iLab • Blue Ridge Bank • Community Investment Collaborative
Friday
, April 12
8:00am EDT
American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Coffee
Violet Crown
American Evolution
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Coffee
The Jefferson Theater
UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • UVA Community Credit Union • GO Virginia
10:00am EDT
An Emerging Profession: The Role of the Ecosystem Builder
Violet Crown: Theater 3
Chris 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 4
Jennifer 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: North
Tom 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 5
Roben 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: South
Joshua Anton • Grace Belangia • Anika Horn • Eric Parker • Marie Schacht
11:00am EDT
Co-Creating an Ecosystem: University-Community Partnerships
Violet Crown: Theater 5
Sean Carr, Ph.D. • Elizabeth Cromwell • Roger Johnson • Adam Klein • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
12:00pm EDT
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch
The Jefferson Theater
UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
12:45pm EDT
Nation of 100 Austins: How Can Your City Become the Next Hot Metro?
Violet Crown: Theater 5
Michael Lenox • Mick Cornett • Jayson White • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Beloved Organization and The Future of Work
The Jefferson Theater
Pamela Abalu • Chinedu Echeruo • Andrei Matorin • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • American Evolution • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
1:15pm EDT
The Future of Healthcare Innovation: The Intersection of Life Science, Data, and Technology
Violet Crown: Theater 4
Denise 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: North
Ed 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 5
Mylea 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 4
Cecilia 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 3
Matt 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
3:30pm EDT
Building Virginia’s Tech-Talent Pipeline
Violet Crown: Theater 5
Jessica 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
Funding in the Golden Age of Biotech
Violet Crown: Theater 4
Carleen 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 3
Elizabeth 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
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Happy Hour
Market Street Park
UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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