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Innovation
Big ideas start and stay in Charlottesville.
The panels, keynotes and mixers highlight and foster entrepreneurial networks. A Wednesday evening series, “Place Based Innovation,” focuses on trending industries in Cville and culminates in keynote addresses on the Friday and Saturday of the Festival Weekend about Charlottesville’s potential as a start-up hub, and a Locavore expo that emphasizes innovation in our local food hub.
Place Based Innovation: Social Entrepreneurs
Place Based Innovation: Sustainable Design
Place Based Innovation: Biotech Startup Hub
Crowd Funded Pitch Night
Place Based Innovation: Social Media
Keynote Presentation, “Charlottesville As a Start-up Hub”
Place Based Innovation: Locavore Expo
Resident Innovator: The CIC
Resident Innovator: earless rabbit
FOUNDERS FESTIVAL
Tom Tom Talks: earless rabbit
Partner Event: UVA Venture Summit
Partner Event: Venture Summit - Pitch Session
Partner Event: Eco Fair
Partner Event: “Place Making”
Darden: Entrepreneurship & Social Good: Apex Wind Energy
Tom Tom Talks: The CIC
Workshop: Effectuation
Panelist: Secretary Jim Cheng
Panelist: Martin Chapman
Panelist: Mark Crowell
Panelist: Joey Conover
Panelist: Zach Buckner
Panelist: Dave Norris
Panelist: Toan Nguyen
Panelist: Teri Kent
Partner: Darden School of Business
