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Tom Tom Festival 2026

Andrew Schoka

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CEO & Co-Founder

Charlottesville, VA

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8:00am EDT

Civic Futures Summit Downtown MallSonia Birate • Stiles Brockett • Sam Sanders • William Park • Mariane Doyle • Jeff Richardson • Ravi Cooper • Ashley Davies • Veronica Fleming • Sally Hudson • Ben Allen • Keith Smith • Mary Katherine "MK" King • Zach Davidson • Stefan Regalia • Vanessa Agyei • Ashley Harper • Keshia Washington • Philip Cobbs • Eboni Bugg • Natalie Oschrin • Arjan Dulai • Daniel Fairley II • Kelly Chopus • Enid Krieger • Akash Sinha • Tom Balmer • Alex Joyner • Kendall Sano • Tanish Gupta • Amy Xu • Knox White • Theodore Voorhees • Ezra Leventhal • Donald Wilson • Cameron Moore • Genny Freed • Keoni Vega • Beth Wu • Alwyn Dippenaar • Mary Ashleigh Berg • Semony Shah • Lilie Puck-Karam • Lisa Woolfork • Bonnie Newman Davis • Charley Burton • Ibad Wali • Alicia Garcia • Dan Rosensweig • Steve King • Owen Brennan • Michael Allenby • Sam Heath • Martize Tolbert • Eddie Howard • Karen Marsh • Anthony DeMauro • Claude Atcho • Cathy Ames Turner • Angela Holstege • Shayla Washington • Brittany Nash • Jesse Crosson • Candace Williams • Jay Boland • Shaniece Bradford • Stacey Washington • Helen Bradshaw • Martin Kumer • Toyosi Ogunseye • Matthew Gillikin • Erin Hannegan • Hamilton Lombard • Leslie Lynn Smith • Robert Gray • Sally Duncan • Jim Murray • Andrea Copeland • Neil Williamson • Kris Chain • Bethany Farris • Dom Morse • Ravi Respeto • RadioIQ • Code Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Grit Coffee • UVA Health • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Common House • Ludwig Kuttner • Red Light Management • Virginia Tourism • University of Virginia • Vault Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

8:01am EDT

Civic Futures Summit | Registration, Coffee, and Networking CODE BuildingCode Building • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Grit Coffee • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly 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

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

5:00pm EDT

Summit Social The FitzroyRadioIQ • United Way of Greater Charlottesville • Common House • University of Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly Summit Social The FitzroyRadioIQ • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

5:30pm EDT

Front Porch Student Band Concert The Southern Café and Music HallThe Southern Café and Music Hall

7:00pm EDT

Crowdfunded Pitch Night CODE BuildingAndrew Schoka • Jenny Lynn Walding • Jermeen Sherman • Troy Robinson • Amanda Terillo • Darrick Hanks-Harris • Mollie Griddine • Jake Adler • Jay Berget • Elliott Butler-Cisneros • Christina Washington • Black Ambition • Code Building • Community Investment Collaborative • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes

8:00am EDT

Innovation Summit | Day 1 CODE BuildingRobert Brooke • Jennifer Hiltwine • Sandra McCutcheon • Chelsi Bennett • Mari Soonsoo Bae • Christopher Anderson • Zak Doenmez • Jennifer O'Daniel • Scott Acton • Miles Davis II • Samrat Dudhat • Aliyah Desautels • Emily Pochter • Ace Callwood • Abby Fifer Mandell • Tim Ryan • Kevin Leslie • Lauren McAdams • John Schott • Chip Bobbert • Heather Lyne • Jody Keenan • Paula Sorrell • Adrian Felts • Brian Ralston • Andrew Tsintsiruk • Michael Timmons • Hamid Motahari • Lisa Lewis • Ian Haddad • Steve Waddell • Harry Dubke • Jack Deutsch • Revanth Damerla • Derek Hall • Emily Smith • Michael Beiro • Marco Rubin • Amit Singh • Serene Almomen • Jermeen Sherman • Noelle James • Nancy Pattillo • Ryan Wright • Reza Mousavi • Sage Salvo • Elizabeth Tikoyan • Jenny Lynn Walding • Sunnie Capelle • Nat Puffer • Evan Eckersley • Darlenne Helena • Serena Hagerty • Alex Ahlstrom • Katy Shuck • Jeana Bolanos • Daniel Bailey • Mike Moore • Omar Garriott • Andrew Schoka • Jason Nabi • Jen Fleisher • Kate Byrne • Ashley Wenger • Neal Piper • Monique Adams • Thomas Rogers • Jay Bernas • Caitlin Verdu • Psalms Morales • Whitney Katchmark • Paul Robinson • Lara Merriken • CODEBase • RAMP • GovSmart • RadioIQ • Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. (VIPC) • 434 Accelerator • Black Ambition • CAV Angels • The Bradbury • Code Building • Harvest Moon Catering • UVA Contemplative Sciences Center • Venture Central • Grit Coffee • Charlottesville Business Innovation Council • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Focused Ultrasound Foundation • UVA Health • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Common House • Cville Bio Hub • UVA Innovates • Ludwig Kuttner • Luna Labs • Lighthouse Networks • Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC • Laser Thermal • Virginia Tourism • Old Dominion University • Startup Virginia • Vault Virginia

8:01am EDT

Innovation Summit | Registration, Coffee, and Networking CODE BuildingCode Building • Grit Coffee • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • UVA Health • UVA Innovates

9:00am EDT

Innovation Summit | Welcome Day 1 Irving theater, CODE BuildingPaul Beyer • Code Building • UVA Health • UVA Innovates

10:15am EDT

How Legos Can Help Get Your Idea Off to Ground (Design Thinking and Human Centered Design) Vault Virginia BoardroomAshley Wenger • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia Launching a Community-Driven Innovation Grant at UVA The Common House Space - South RoomMike Moore • Jason Nabi • Jen Fleisher • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

11:30am EDT

Innovation Showcase: Virginia’s Most Innovative The Common House Space - North RoomCarter Kitchin • Zak Doenmez • John Schott • Steve Waddell • Derek Hall • Emily Smith • Elizabeth Tikoyan • Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. (VIPC) • 434 Accelerator • CAV Angels • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates Reimagining Founder Support: A Strategic Roundtable on the Future of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Vault Virginia BoardroomChelsi Bennett • Tim Ryan • Lauren McAdams • Chip Bobbert • Heather Lyne • Jody Keenan • Paula Sorrell • Jermeen Sherman • Tracey Greene • Noelle James • Nancy Pattillo • Leah Fremouw • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia Spotlight: AI + Entrepreneurship Irving theater, CODE BuildingMarty Weiner • Andrew Schoka • Omar Garriott • CAV Angels • Code Building • UVA Health • UVA Innovates

12:45pm EDT

Fireside Chat: The Luminoah Story - From a Son’s Rare Tumor Diagnosis to a Medical Breakthrough Irving theater, CODE BuildingNeal Piper • Monique Adams • Code Building • UVA Health • UVA Innovates

2:00pm EDT

Speed of Tool Adoption Is the New Competitive Edge The Common House Space - South RoomThomas Rogers • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

3:30pm EDT

Build the Right Team: Early Hires, Boards, Mentors & the Power of Who’s Around You The Common House Space - South RoomAce Callwood • Kevin Leslie • Jeana Bolanos • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates Innovation Showcase: Enterprise The Common House Space - North RoomChristopher Anderson • Samrat Dudhat • Aliyah Desautels • Paula Sorrell • Michael Timmons • Andrew Tsintsiruk • Jamie Swann • Correne Friesen • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates Spotlight: Defense & Intelligence: Activating, Scaling, and Growing Central Virginia’s Innovation Economy Irving theater, CODE BuildingRebecca Haydock • James Garrett • Daniel Bailey • Sunnie Capelle • Nat Puffer • Brian Ralston • Emily Pochter • Code Building • Venture Central • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Luna Labs • Laser Thermal

4:00pm EDT

UVA Galant Challenge Rouss and Robertson Halls, Room 123, UVA McIntire School of CommerceAbby Fifer Mandell • UVA Health • UVA Innovates

5:00pm EDT

Summit Social CODE BuildingRadioIQ • Code Building • Harvest Moon Catering • Venture Central • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • Luna Labs • Laser Thermal Summit Social CODE BuildingGovSmart • RadioIQ • Code Building • Harvest Moon Catering • Venture Central • City Charlottesville Office of Economic Development • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Luna Labs • Laser Thermal

6:00pm EDT

Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters Cupping Experience The Mudhouse DowntownMudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters

8:00pm EDT

Tomorrow Gala | A Signature Thursday Night Celebration at Tom Tom The Bradbury & Vault VirginiaC. Burrows • Capoeira Resistência Cville • DND Dancers • Boxed Lunch • Erynn McLeod • Foreign Playerz • DJ Double U • The Bradbury • Harvest Moon Catering • City Of Charlottesville • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • UVA Innovates • Ludwig Kuttner • Virginia Tourism • Vault Virginia • C-VILLE Weekly

8:00am EDT

Innovation Summit | Day 2 CODE BuildingMark T. Esser • Michael Woodfolk • Teague Henry • Zac Irving • Carrie H. Chenery • Michael Lenox • Joe Benevento • Laura Barnes • Sabrina Hammell • Graham Evans • Heidi Kay • Prakash Kolli • Daniel Warren • Dennis Trujillo • Lisa Bowers • David Touve • Malorie Black • Kathryn Harris • Jennifer West • Kristen Duckett • Rodney Boykin • Kelley Williamson • Lauren Foster • Jasmine Byrd-Whiting • Justin Ayars • Mark Warner • Bethany Teachman • David Danks • Katrina Young • Joe Gasbarre • Ramy Rahimi • Tracey Greene • Alex Euler • Matthew Miessau • Akshita Tiwari • Nate Fender • James Warren • Miles Lanham • Andria McClellan • Debbie Irwin • Matthew Arnone • Kip Poole • Antwon Brinson • Nikki Hastings • Erin Burcham • Leah Fremouw • Nelson Reveley • Roman Bohuk • James Ramey • Lisa O'Mara • GovSmart • RadioIQ • Black Ambition • UVA Contemplative Sciences Center • Charlottesville Business Innovation Council • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Luna Labs • Lighthouse Networks • Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC • Laser Thermal • Old Dominion University

8:01am EDT

Innovation Summit | Registration, Coffee, and Networking CODE BuildingCode Building • Grit Coffee • UVA Health • UVA Innovates Investor Connect Private Breakfast The BradburyDebbie Irwin • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

10:00am EDT

Entrepreneurship Education Roundtable Vault Virginia GalleryUVA Health • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia

10:15am EDT

Beyond the Lab: NASA Technologies Powering the Next Generation of Startups Irving theater, CODE BuildingJasmine Byrd-Whiting • Katrina Young • Joe Gasbarre • Ramy Rahimi • Code Building • UVA Health • UVA Innovates Innovation Showcase: Charlottesville’s Most Innovative The Common House Space - North RoomGraham Evans • David Touve • Malorie Black • Jenny Lynn Walding • Jack Deutsch • Revanth Damerla • Harry Dubke • Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. (VIPC) • CAV Angels • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates Roundtable: The Language of Impact- Using Data to Lead the Ecosystem Vault Virginia BoardroomDebbie Irwin • James Warren • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia

11:30am EDT

Courage in the Open: Protecting Democracy, Trust, and Truth in the Age of Private Digital Communication The Common House Space - South RoomMichael Woodfolk • Otavio Freire • Roman Bohuk • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

11:45am EDT

Roundtable: Future-Proofing ESOs, Ensuring the Support Structures Stay Solvent Vault Virginia BoardroomSabrina Hammell • Rodney Boykin • Matthew Arnone • UVA Health • UVA Innovates • Vault Virginia

2:45pm EDT

Funding Early Stage Biotech: The VC Perspective The Common House Space - North RoomLauren Foster • Alex Euler • Matthew Miessau • James Ramey • UVA Health • Common House • Cville Bio Hub • UVA Innovates

3:30pm EDT

UVA E-Cup, $100k in Prize Money Irving theater, CODE BuildingUVA Health • UVA Innovates

4:00pm EDT

Inside the Investor Mind: A Live Startup Pitch Lab The Common House Space - South RoomDan Myers • UVA Health • Common House • UVA Innovates

4:59pm EDT

Downtown Mall Block Party!Skank • Todd Albright • D.J. Williams Band • Elby Brass • The Rusty Iris Art Bus • DJ Calgon • DND Dancers • DJ Dylo • Elite Empire • Bad Hat Fire • Richelle Claiborne & Friends • Arthur Terembula • DJ Double U • DJ Reggie Wattz • FUNd @CACF • Charlottesville Albemarle Airport • City Of Charlottesville • Gracie Charlottesville • Grit Coffee • Caplin Foundation • UVA Health • R.L.Beyer Custom Homes • Ludwig Kuttner • York Place • The Front Porch • Woodard Properties • Howard Hanna Real Estate Services • Sir Speedy • Virginia Tourism • Renewal by Andersen of Central Virginia • County Waste • C-VILLE Weekly

6:00pm EDT

Latte Art Throwdown Grit Coffee, DowntownGrit Coffee Mudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters Cupping Experience The Mudhouse DowntownMudhouse Specialty Coffee Roasters

6:30pm EDT

100 Proof Band (Go Go) Ting Pavilion100 Proof

8:15pm EDT

100 Proof (Go Go) Ting Pavilion

10:00pm EDT

After Party | Vincent and Berto (Latin Guitar) The Bebedero

10:00pm EDT

After Party | Vincent and Berto (Latin Guitar) The Bebedero