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8:01am EDT

Pitch Fest - A Civic Storytelling Lab with C-VILLE Weekly Irving theater, CODE BuildingC-VILLE Weekly

9:00am EDT

Opening Keynote | Democracy Requires Courage: Why Civics Matters More Than Ever Irving theater, CODE BuildingToyosi Ogunseye • Jim Murray • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

10:15am EDT

Placemaking - The Downtown Mall at 50 and the Future of Charlottesville Irving theater, CODE BuildingSam Sanders • Leslie Lynn Smith • Paul Beyer • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

11:30am EDT

How Peer Cities Are Innovating: Think Tanks, Data, & Coalitional Action Irving theater, CODE BuildingJeff Richardson • Knox White • Theodore Voorhees • Hamilton Lombard • Ravi Cooper • Andrea Copeland • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

12:30pm EDT

Lunch & Learn: Partnerships for Affordable Housing Irving theater, CODE BuildingMary Katherine "MK" King • Keith Smith • Ashley Davies • Ashley Harper • Keshia Washington • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Red Light Management • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

2:00pm EDT

Why Isn’t Housing Affordable: The Cost of Community Scarcity Irving theater, CODE BuildingWilliam Park • Dan Rosensweig • Matthew Gillikin • Erin Hannegan • Neil Williamson • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

3:15pm EDT

Who Builds Civic Futures? The Role of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Irving theater, CODE BuildingBen Allen • Mariane Doyle • Daniel Fairley II • Kelly Chopus • Veronica Fleming • Sally Hudson • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly