The finance industry moves faster than a stock ticker during a market crash, and if you blink, you might miss the next big thing. In 2024 and 2025, the landscape is packed with conferences that make Comic-Con look like a local book club meeting.
From high-flying fintech expos to wealth management deep dives, there’s a conference for every financial professional looking to sharpen their edge. So, grab your suit, update your LinkedIn profile, and get ready to network harder than Jordan Belfort at a penny stock pitch.
Here’s the full list of the top 31 finance conferences you can’t afford to skip:
- Finovate Europe
- Money 20/20 USA
- Sibos
- FinTech Connect
- Blockchain and AI Expo Global
- Hong King FinTech Week
- Finance Magnates London Summit
- Annual Fintech Summit 2025
- Fintech Berlin Festival
- Bank Automation Summit
- Consensus by Coindesk
- CFA Institute Annual Conference
- Inside ETFs
- Morningstar Investment Conference
- SALT Conference
- Schwab IMPACT
- WealthStack
- TD Ameritrade LINC
- Alternative Investment Summit
- Global Wealth Management Summit
- SuperReturn International
- Financial Planning’s Advise AI
- ABA Annual Convention (American Bankers’ Association)
- CFO Leadership Conference
- AICPA ENGAGE (American Institute of CPAs)
- 7th Digital Banking Summit
- CFO Connect
- Treasury and Finance Convention
- CFO Leadership Summit
- Institute of Management Accountants Conference
- Global Finance Leadership Conference
Fintech and Innovation Conferences
These events are where finance meets technology—think of it as the love child of Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
1. Sibos
- Date: Oct. 21-24, 2024
- Location: Beijing
- Who should attend: Professionals and leaders in finance, business and economics, technology, science, education, research, culture, tourism, media and sports
- Register or learn more here.
2. Money 20/20 USA
- Date: Oct. 27-30, 2024
- Location: Las Vegas
- Who should attend: Fintech innovators, payment providers, regulators and legal experts, retail and e-commerce companies, software providers, and consultants
- Register or learn more here.
3. Hong Kong FinTech Week
Hong Kong FinTech Week is like the Avengers: Endgame of the Asian finance world—everyone from fintech heroes to financial institutions should be there
- Date: Oct. 28-29, 2024
- Location: Hong Kong
- Who should attend: Fintech startups and entrepreneurs, traditional banks and digital-first financial institutions, investors and VCs, payment providers, wealth managers and private equity firms, corporate innovators, e-commerce and retail businesses
- Register or learn more here.
4. Blockchain and AI Expo Global
At this conference, thought-leading experts are set to explore AI ethics in blockchain, environmental sustainability, the future of DeFi, the impact on real estate and more!
- Date: Oct. 31, 2024
- Location: Virtual
- Who should attend: Blockchain and AI professionals, finance professionals, software providers
- Register or learn more here.
5. Finance Magnates London Summit
- Date: Nov. 18-20, 2024
- Location: London
- Who should attend: Professionals in the trading, payments, fintech, and digital assets sector
- Register or learn more here.
6. FinTech Connect
- Date: Dec. 4-5, 2024
- Location: London
- Who should attend: World leading fintech’s, tier one financial institutions, merchants, scale-ups and startups, investors, accelerators and media
- Register or learn more here.
7. FinovateEurope
Finovate conferences showcase cutting-edge banking and financial technology through a unique blend of short-form demos and key insights from thought-leaders.
- Date: Feb. 25-26, 2025
- Location: London
- Who should attend: Fintech founders, startups, VCs, press and media professionals, investors, financial institutions, tech providers, consultants
- Register or learn more here.
8. Annual Fintech Summit 2025
- Date: Feb. 26-28, 2025
- Location: Singapore
- Who should attend: Fintech founders, investors, regulators, policymakers, academics, and media
- Register or learn more here.
9. Bank Automation Summit
- Date: March 3-4, 2025
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Who should attend: Experts in banking and fintech
- Register or learn more here.
10. Fintech Berlin Festival
- Date: April 9-10, 2025
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Who should attend: Fintech founders, bank representatives, VCs, other players of the tech ecosystem
- Register or learn more here.
11. Consensus by Coindesk
- Date: May 14-16, 2025
- Location: Toronto, CN
- Who should attend: Developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers in the crypto and web3 industry
- Register or learn more here.
Investment and Wealth Management Conferences
If managing portfolios is your game, these events will teach you how to make your clients richer while keeping their blood pressure low.
12. Financial Planning’s Advise AI
- Date: Oct. 9-10, 2024
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Who should attend: Wealth management leaders
- Register or learn more here.
13. ABA Annual Convention (American Bankers’ Association)
- Date: Oct. 27-29, 2024
- Location: New York
- Who should attend: Finance bankers, finance experts, and banking industry influencers
- Register or learn more here.
14. Schwab IMPACT
- Date: Nov. 19-21, 2024
- Location: San Francisco
- Who should attend: Financial advisors, broker-dealers, investment professionals, tech providers, compliance and regulatory experts, institutional investors, marketing and business development professionals
- Register or learn more here.
15. Global Wealth Management Summit
- Date: Nov. 6-7, 2024
- Location: London
- Who should attend: Investment officers and portfolio managers
- Register or learn more here.
16. Alternative Investment Summit
- Date: Dec. 8-10, 2024
- Location: Dana Point, CA
- Who should attend: Trustees and representatives of institutions as well as money managers and consultants
- Register or learn more here.
17. TD Ameritrade LINC
- Date: Jan. 29-31, 2025
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Who should attend: Financial professionals using TDA's platform
- Register or learn more here.
18. CFA Institute Annual Conference
- Date: May 4-7, 2025
- Location: Chicago
- Who should attend: Investment professionals
- Register or learn more here.
19. SuperReturn International
- Date: June 2-6, 2025
- Location: Berlin
- Who should attend: C-level/partners/directors, LPs, GPs
- Register or learn more here.
20. WealthStack
- Date: June 10-12, 2025
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Who should attend: Wealth advisors and asset managers
- Register or learn more here.
21. Inside ETFs
- Date: June 10-12, 2025
- Location: Boca Raton, FL
- Who should attend: Financial advisors and asset managers
- Register or learn more here.
22. Morningstar Investment Conference
- Date: June 25-26, 2025
- Location: TBA
- Who should attend: Investment professionals in wealth management, portfolio strategies, or investment research
- Register or learn more here.
23. SALT Conference
- Date: Summer 2025
- Location: New York
- Who should attend: Institutional asset owners, asset managers, technology entrepreneurs
- Register or learn more here.
Corporate Finance and Accounting Conferences
Accountants and CFOs, this one’s for you. These conferences are where you go when you want to make Excel spreadsheets sing.
24. CFO Connect
- Date: Oct, 6-8, 2024
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Who should attend: C-suite level finance executives
- Register or learn more here.
25. CFO Leadership Conference
- Date: Oct. 7-9, 2024
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Who should attend: CFOs and other leaders in the financial industry
- Register or learn more here.
26. 7th Digital Banking Summit
- Date: Oct. 17-18, 2024
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Who should attend: Banking, financial services, FinTech, and IT professionals
- Register or learn more here.
27. Global Finance Leadership Conference
- Date: Nov. 18-19, 2024
- Location: Naples, FL
- Who should attend: CFOs, finance directors and VPs, heads of financial planning and anaysis, treasury and risk management leaders, senior compliance, audit, and accounting executives, M&A specialists
- Register or learn more here.
28. AICPA ENGAGE (American Institute of CPAs)
- Date: April 23-25, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, CA and live online
- Who should attend: CFOs, C-suite executives, Finance directors and controllers
- Register or learn more here.
29. CFO Leadership Summit
- Date: April 23, 2025
- Location: Saudi Arabia
- Who should attend: Global CFO, group CFO, chief financial officers, finance directors, finance VPs, CEOs, heads of finance, and managing directors
- Register or learn more here.
30. Institute of Management Accountants Annual Conference
- Date: June 2025 (TBD)
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Who should attend: Management accountants, strategic financial professionals, business leaders, students and researchers, financial consultants and advisors
- Register or learn more here.
31. Treasury & Finance Convention
- Date: Sept. 10-12, 2025
- Location: Austria
- Who should attend: Financial managers in Austria focused on ESG, sustainability, digitalization, artificial intelligence and Europe as a business location.
- Register or learn more here.
Finding the best finance conferences in 2024-2025
These conferences are your all-access pass to the future of finance. Whether you’re deep into fintech, managing investment portfolios, or crunching numbers in corporate finance, you’ll find invaluable insights, fresh connections, and probably a few free pens (or fancy cocktail parties).
Let’s just say if you're not there, you’ll be facing some serious finance FOMO.
If you’re still not sure which finance conference is right for you, here are few things to consider:
- Budget: Is the event worth the ticket price? Plan ahead of time to convince your boss about attending the event and to secure budget approvals.
- In-person or digital: Do you have the flexibility to fly to a world-renowned event? Consider attending events offered online or in your area to start with.
- Time: How much time can you dedicate to an event? Plan ahead of time if you want to attend a finance conference that spans a few days.
- Objective: What do you want to get out of attending a conference? Whether it’s to make connections, find new prospects, learn more about the industry, or to build a reputation in-person, have a goal in mind.
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