Dublin Student Organizes Dublin Youth TEDx Conference

DUBLIN, CA — Nine Dublin students participated in the first TEDx Youth Conference at Dublin High School, organized by DHS senior Charvi Appana.

"Dublin is a super diverse and vibrant community, so I wanted to give youth a chance to talk about their various projects and ideas that they have for innovation," Appana told Patch. "I thought organizing a TEDx Youth Conference would be perfect to celebrate curiosity and to spark meaningful conversations outside of the conference hall. I believe it was a great way for like minded people to connect and to create something to inspire and empower people."

Appana spoke to clubs like the National Honors Society, Future Health Professionals, the California Scholarship Federation, and Distributive Education Clubs of America to find speakers and audience members. On Oct. 19, over 50 people watched talks about mental health AI, cultural heritage, OCD awareness, and college admissions. Students from Dublin High School, Emerald High School, California High School, and one from San Diego gave the following talks:

1. Dhanya Sri Anantha Prakash - "The 940th Patient"
2. Jaanya Gupta - "The Pressure to Succeed"
3. Sanjana Ramachandran - "The 'Buzzification' of Mental Health Conditions"
4. Nikhilesh Suravarjjala- “The Next Material Revolution: What Will Replace Silicon, Steel, and Plastic?"
5 Tayyibah Hamidi - "The Courage To Be The First"
6. Thanvi Dhayalan - "The Myth of Youth Apathy"
7. Nayanika Das Roy - "Project SafePlace"
8. Mehek Kothari - "Breaking the Cycle: Finding My Voice Between Two Worlds"
9. Pramiti Kirankumar - "Redefining Innovation Through Hyperhidrosis"

"Being exposed to so many different ideas conveyed by peers all over Dublin was a truly unique experience, and it expanded my curiosity and knowledge on the various innovations that fellow students have created," said speaker Sanjana Ramachandran.

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