Financial Times launches conferences around Winter Olympics
Posted by Savita Sauvin on February 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM
The Financial Times was hired by the Canadian Government to produce conferences aimed at top global business executives. The FT plans to produce four events between February 13 and 27, BtoBonline reported.The Global Business Leaders Day event focuses on the global economic outlook, and is scheduled to be held today. The conference attendees include Peter Van Loan, minister of international trade for the Canadian government, Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and Co-CIO of PIMCO, and Dame Clara Furse, former CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group.
"We wanted to capitalise on the increased demand for the FT surrounding the Olympic Games," said Doug Morrow, global operations director of newspapers for the FT, according to BtoBonline.
According to a statement, the FT group will temporarily be using the printing site in Seattle to meet anticipated increased circulation demand at Vancouver's luxury hotels and at the region's airports.
According to a statement, the FT group will temporarily be using the printing site in Seattle to meet anticipated increased circulation demand at Vancouver's luxury hotels and at the region's airports.
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