Tom Tom Festival 2025

Tom Tom Festival 2025

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8:00am EDT

Civic Futures Track CODE BuildingPaul Beyer • Kate Byrne • Ash Hanson • Brian Pinkston • Cameron Hardesty • Chris Meyer • David Deaton • Evan Weissman • James Garrett • Jane Kamensky • Jayme Swain • Jeff Richardson • Jim Ryan • Mayor Juandiego Wade • LF Payne • Mariane Doyle • Matthew Peterson • Melody Barnes • Michael Lenox • Mike Chinn • Nikki Hastings • Payam Pourtaheri • Ravi Respeto • Rebecca Haydock • Richard Young • Sam Sanders • Sarad Davenport • Sherry Gray • Tobias Dengel • Wendy Horton • CODEBase • Code Building • Venture Central • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Grit Coffee • Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium • Charlottesville Business Innovation Council • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • African American Teaching Fellows • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Common House • UVA Innovates • City of Promise • Vault Virginia • CVille Weekly Civic Futures | Implementer Coffee & Connect (By Invitation) Common House North RoomDavid Deaton • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly Civic Futures| Registration and Coffee CODE BuildingCode Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Grit Coffee • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

9:00am EDT

Civic Futures | Welcome CODE BuildingRavi Respeto • Michael Lenox • Paul Beyer • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

9:10am EDT

Civic Futures | Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future: American Democracy at 250 CODE BuildingJane Kamensky • Melody Barnes • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

9:30am EDT

Restorative Justice - Another Way of Responding to Violence: Regional Jail Tour & Discussion (Multiple times and sessions available) Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional JailSam Heath • Erin Campbell • Central Virginia Community Justice • Equal Justice USA

10:15am EDT

Civic Futures | The Innovation Economy: A Coalitional Model for Building the Region’s Future for Technology and Entrepreneurship CODE BuildingJeff Richardson • Jim Ryan • LF Payne • Sam Sanders • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly Civic Futures | Education Innovator Summit: Bringing a Community Schools Mindset to Charlottesville Vault VirginiaTamara Dias • Price Thomas • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • African American Teaching Fellows • UVA Innovates • City of Promise • CVille Weekly

10:30am EDT

The Firebird: Storytime with the Charlottesville Ballet Jefferson-Madison Regional Library | Central Library | Swanson Room 201 E. Market Street, Charlottes...Emily Cloyd • Yui Kaito • Mikey Knight • Charlottesville Ballet • Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

11:15am EDT

Civic Futures | Strategic Planning Common House South RoomUnited Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

11:30am EDT

Civic Futures | Building Stronger Communities Through Partnership: A Conversation with Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade, and Wendy Horton of UVA Health Medical Center Common House North RoomMayor Juandiego Wade • Wendy Horton • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly Civic Futures | Charlottesville’s Narrative: Who Shapes Our Story? CODE BuildingJayme Swain • Michael Lenox • Sarad Davenport • Tobias Dengel • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

12:30pm EDT

Civic Futures | Lunch - The Future of Philanthropy CODE BuildingMatthew Peterson • Mike Chinn • Ravi Respeto • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

1:00pm EDT

Civic Futures | Homegrown Innovators Roundtable – Scaling Success in Charlottesville Common House South RoomCameron Hardesty • James Garrett • Payam Pourtaheri • Rebecca Haydock • Sherry Gray • Venture Central • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly Civic Futures | The Future of Philanthropy: A New Coalition Model for Change CODE BuildingRavi Respeto • Mike Chinn • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

2:00pm EDT

Civic Futures | What Does Multi-Sector Advocacy Look Like? Common House North RoomTracey Greene • Nikki Hastings • Chris Meyer • Mariane Doyle • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

3:00pm EDT

Community Growth with Legal Aid - A Roundtable CVLAS OfficeCentral Virginia Legal Aid Society

3:15pm EDT

Civic Futures | Capstone Conversation: Bringing the Future Forward; your ideas shaping what’s next CODE BuildingPaul Beyer • Ravi Respeto • Greer Achenbach • David Deaton • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Friends of Charlottesville Downtown • UVA Innovates • CVille Weekly

4:00pm EDT

Downtown Mall | Taste of Decades Arcade! Decades ArcadeDecades Arcade

5:00pm EDT

A Keynote and Fireside Chat with Brian Stempeck, CEO and Co-Founder of Evertune AI Rouss and Robertson Halls, Room 123, UVA McIntire School of CommerceBrian Stempeck • UVA McIntire School of Commerce Building Community Resilience Against Climate Challenges The Swanson Case Court Room of the Central LibraryAnnette Osso • Bryan Dunning • Emily Irvine • Marieka Walsh • Cathy Boyd • Meredith Lee • Citizens’ Climate Lobby - Charlottesville Chapter

5:30pm EDT

REEL vs. REAL: Rediscovering Authentic Travel in a Digital World Vault VirginiaJaime Kurtz • Michelle Damiani • Julie Arbelaez • Christina Ball • Speak! Language Center College Behind Bars: The Restorative Power of Second Chances Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeJesse Crosson • Rebecca Kendall • Piedmont Virginia Community College

6:00pm EDT

An Urban Winery Experience: Tour and Taste Five Wineries Under One Roof at the Virginia Wine Collective The Virginia Wine CollectiveMatthieu Finot • Julie Linker • Erin Robertson • Sandy Robertson • Jake Busching • Athena Eastwood • Eastwood Farm and Winery

7:00pm EDT

Crowdfunded Pitch Night CODE BuildingPaul Clancy • Code Building • Community Investment Collaborative • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes

9:00pm EDT

Official After Party: Electronic Underground EDM Night The Southern Café and Music HallTie Dye Mafia • The Southern Café and Music Hall • Starr Hill Presents