After attending some great events in 2011 and talking to thought leaders in social media for the financial industry, I’ve put together five of the highest regarded social media events for financial services of 2012. Besides, you’ll likely see Radian6 at nearly all of these!

1. The 10th annual Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference, The New Landscape: Social Business, Mobile, Analytics, Modern Technology, gets you started on your social media journey. From IT to marketing, this event is worth penciling into your busy schedule. Take in tons of informative sessions covering all of the latest technology trends for insurance providers. Learn how social communications is changing the insurance industry, and the best practices and best tools to excel in social media, and understand how the next level of analytics tools can help leverage your data. The conference will be held March 5 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

2. If you’re a member of the banking community who wants to build a better banking industry with the future of social media in mind, you’ll definitely want to attend Bank Innovation 2012. This is an elite, invitation-only gathering of financial services providers banking ovation today. The event will explore new ideas, products and strategies that will shape the future of banking. The two-day conference, presented by the Bank Innovation blog and social network, is held March 28-29, 2012 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. 

3.The Financial Blogger Conference (FinCon) is a three-day conference designed to bring together the best of the financial blogging community. Over 25% of the personal finance blog-o-sphere will be attending Financial Blogger Conference in Denver Sept 6-9, 2012 for networking and sharing ideas.

4.FINRA’s Advertising Regulation Conference is bustling with securities representatives, compliance officers, lawyers and marketing folks from brokerage firms and branch offices all over the United States. The two-day event will be jam packed with concurrent sessions covering advertising, compliance, sales practices and social media. The conference is held at the trendy Renaissance Hotel in downtown Washington D.C., Oct. 25-26.

5.The Business Development Institute’sFinancial Services Social Communications 2012: Case Studies and Roundtables, will once again house some excellent presentations by industry thought leaders for financial services marketing and communications professionals looking to embark on social media. The conference will be held at the City University of New York on November 15.

It’s going to be an exciting, innovative year for the financial services industry! Hope to see you there.

Do you know any must-attend social media events for financial services to add to our list?

Tags: Analytics, banking, Brand, compliance, Financial Services, insurance, Marketing