The rapid growth of the financial technology industry continued in 2016 thanks to multiple financial industry trends and several major fintech investments.

Given all this growth, it's necessary for anyone in the financial industry to stay aware of the latest trends in order to get ahead of the pack, specifically for those who work with blockchain.

Fortunately, there are dozens of conferences, expos, and seminars that exist to bring together decision makers and other influential people and catch them up on the latest blockchain trends.

Below, we've compiled a chronological list of all the best blockchain conferences, expos, bootcamps, and more for 2017.

When: January 20 to January 26

Where: London England

When: January 25

Where: London, England

When: February 7

Where: Tokyo, Japan

When: February 9

Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

When: February 13 to February 15

Where: Vienna, Austria

When: February 20 to February 22

Where: Berlin, Germany

When: February 21 to February 22

Where: Bucharest, Romania

When: February 27

Where: Atlanta, Georgia

When: March 1 to March 3

Where: Johannesburg, South Africa

When: March 1 to March 3

Where: Frankfurt, Germany

When: March 3 to March 5

Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico

When: March 6 to March 7

Where: New York City

When: March 7

Where: Dallas, Texas

When: March 7 to March 9

Where: Sydney, Australia

When: March 15 to March 16

Where: Washington, DC

When: Shanghai, China

Where: March 16

When: March 20 to March 21

Where: Washington, DC

When: March 21

Where: London, England

When: April 6

Where: Munich, Alte Kongresshalle

When: April 17

Where: Oslo, Norway

When: April 19

Where: Moscow, Russia

When: April 25 to April 26

Where: Singapore

When: April 26

Where: Redwood City, California

When: May 16 to May 18

Where: Santa Clara, California

When: May 19

Where: Prague, Czech Republic

When: May 22 to May 24

Where: New York City

When: May 25 (9 nights)

Where: Departs from New York City for Bermuda and the Caribbean

When: June 26 to June 28

Where: Copenhagen, Denmark

When: July 7 to July 14

Where: London, England

When: September 12

Where: Chicago, Illinois

When: September 21

Where: Kiev, Ukraine

When: November 28 to November 29, 2018

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Silicon Valley

When: April 18, 2018 to April 19, 2018

Where: Olympia, London

When: June 27 to June 28, 2018

Where: RAI Amsterdam