Emerald High School Hosts First Emerald Summit

DUBLIN, CA — Dublin's brand-new Emerald High School hosted the first-ever Emerald Summit last Saturday.

This student-led event was an immersive, interdisciplinary experience designed to showcase the creativity, innovation, and collaboration of students from nearby schools in areas ranging from biotechnology, engineering, business, literature, and the arts. 325 students from five schools were able to present their work, lead and participate in workshops and exhibits, and receive feedback from over 30 industry experts.

The event’s keynote speaker was Sabeer Bhatia, the co-founder of Hotmail, the world’s first web-based email service, which was sold to Microsoft for $400 million in just 18 months. Bhatia has also participated in ventures like the Netagram communications app and the educational and AI app ShowReel, and has been featured in TIME Magazine’s “People to Watch.”

See here for a full list of expert speakers. Students were able to attend a ‘Fireside Chat’ with panels of these experts for real-world perspectives on business, creativity, and leadership.

"They are green but some of them presented better formats than startups seeking tens of millions," said panelist Sri Peruvemba, the CEO at Marketer International. "For a moment I couldn't tell if I was talking to clients or kids."

“Emerald Summit '25 is an inclusive, multidisciplinary platform designed to celebrate student innovation and ignite curiosity. By emphasizing collaboration over competition and feedback over evaluation, we aim to create a vibrant ecosystem where ideas grow, minds connect, and students see their work as part of an evolving journey,” the program said in its mission statement. Rather than a traditional science fair or research competition, students were simply able to see work from a variety of disciplines and receive expert feedback on their own work.

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