Crushing It: Launching World-leading Events at Scale
Conference
2026-06-04 | 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM | Fuar Izmir - Hall B Main Stage
What does it take to build a global event brand from the ground up? Discover the strategy, bold decisions, and lessons learned from launching and scaling world-class events that attract global attention and industry-shaping communities.
Jonathan Weiner is a fintech, events, and media entrepreneur and 8x founder. He founded HLTH: The Future of Healthcare, the leading healthcare innovation conference transforming the global health ecosystem, and co-founded HumanX, the leading AI event in the world.
He previously co-founded Money20/20, the world’s premier event for payments and financial services innovation; Shoptalk, a leading global retail and e-commerce conference; and Prepaid Card Expo and Paybefore, the leading event and publication serving the prepaid industry.
Across his entrepreneurial career, Jonathan has led multiple successful exits, with companies he founded or co-founded acquired by Google, TSYS, Hyve, Ascential, and Informa.
Whatever the secret formula is for launching and growing successful events today, Jonathan has it.
