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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

Cville Gives Grant Night: Cocktail Hour MixerNOW OPEN Common House: NorthPosner Wealth Management

6:45pm EDT

Cville Gives Grant NightALMOST FULL Common House: NorthPosner Wealth Management

8:00am EDT

Countdown to 2026NOW OPEN Common House: NorthSarah McConnell • Leslie Greene Bowman • Gary Sandling • Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello

12:00pm EDT

What is Mediation?NOW OPEN Common House: NorthCathy S. Pales • Walter F. Megonigal, Jr. • Anita Holmes

2:30pm EDT

Starting up Your StartupWAITLIST Common House: NorthBob Smith • Central Virginia Small Business Development Center

3:45pm EDT

Hoos in the KitchenNOW OPEN Common House: NorthMelissa Palombi • Andy McClure • Walter Slawski • Laura Brown • Sarah Cramer Shields • Tanya Holland • Kate Collier

5:30pm EDT

For Us, By Us? The Constitution 231 Years LaterNOW OPEN Common House: NorthPrice Thomas • Jamelle Bouie • Hannah Scruggs • James Madison's Montpelier

8:00am EDT

Ending Poverty in CharlottesvilleWAITLIST Common House: NorthFrank Friedman • Ridge Schuyler • Frank Squillace • Garreth McAdam • Network2Work at PVCC

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

11:00am EDT

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

1:45pm EDT

Creative Placemaking for All Common House: NorthBarbara Brown Wilson • Juanita Hardy • Philippa Hughes • Lev Kushner • Andrea Orlando • 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: 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

3:45pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

A Sense of Place: How Preservation Creates the FutureALMOST FULL Common House: NorthOverton McGehee • Donovan Rypkema • Ellen M. Bassett • Ebony Walden • Common House • Preservation Piedmont • Preservation Virginia • School of Architecture, University of Virginia

9:00am EDT

Equity & Inclusion in Arts Communities Common House: NorthSheri Parks • Kibibi Ajanku • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Career & Life Design: Designing Your Path ForwardALMOST FULL Common House: NorthJulia Lapan • Marga Odahowski

1:45pm EDT

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

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

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

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