The Central Asia Go Viral Network and the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe invite enthusiasts and experts from the media, business, culture, and technology sectors to join the three-day Go Viral Tajikistan innovation festival that will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dushanbe from May 13-15, 2022.  The full schedule for the festival is available at: http://festival.goviral.kz.

The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe says that since 2017, the Go Viral Network has empowered journalists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and musicians to use media, culture, business, and technology to connect with the world.

This theme of this year’s Go Viral 2022 Festival is: Search. Invent. Solve.  Over 50 speakers at the Festival will represent companies and organizations including Alif Bank, Ilmkhona, MDO Humo, Coca-Cola, and Amazon.

Participating social media influencers include Rafael Gulov, Orzu Isoyev, Zarnigor Mahmoudova, and Faridoun Khairullozoda.

Creative industry representatives include Farrukh Negmatzade, architect Oyat Shakuri, art manager Diana Rakhmanova, Oogway Comics Group, and Afghan artist Omar Hamm.

Live performances include Daler Nazarov, Jasour Khalilov, DJ Firdavs Isoev, Melody Rangers band, the ITCC Afghan band, and The Daze band, in addition to live theatre performances and art exhibitions.

American entrepreneur Brandon Andrews will attend Go Viral in person and deliver keynote remarks and a master class.  Brandon is co-founder of Gauge, an AI-driven mobile market research platform connecting brands to consumers and influencers to identify opportunities and avoid mistakes.  Named a Global Innovation Fellow by the U.S. Department of State, he has traveled the world speaking on entrepreneurship and innovation.