The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe says the annual Go Viral festival will be held for the first time at the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe from September 14-15.

The program on Saturday, September 14 is reportedly from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  On Sunday, September 15, the program is from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

Go Viral is an international festival that brings together media, business and technology innovators from Tajikistan, Central Asia and the United States to learn about the latest trends and great ideas from leading thinkers and opinion leaders from various fields.  The speakers of the festival are active, creative, and caring professionals from the United States and Central Asia.


Go Viral is the very platform where people can share ideas, work together to overcome challenges, and be inspired to work together. Communicating with more than 34 speakers from the United States and all of Central Asia, festival participants will be able to learn how technology is changing the way we build a business, perceive art and culture, interact, and receive information.

Panel sessions, workshops, musical performances, film screenings, and performances will be in the program of the three sections of the festival: Media; Business; and Technology.  Speakers will cover such topics as monetizing their business, creating marketable content, new media tools, storytelling, data science, entrepreneurship and startups, and many others.