The Financial Times has won a major six-figure cross-print and online sponsorship deal with Vestas, the world’s leading supplier of wind power, for its in depth coverage of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos from 23–27 January.

The Vestas sponsorship will highlight the issues facing the world’s energy supply and bring focus on the importance of modern energy sources. In print, Vestas will be the sole sponsor of two, 16-page special reports on Davos and will have major participation in ‘The World in 2008’ special report. Online, Vestas will sponsor the exclusive video and audio coverage produced by senior FT journalists reporting from the event via the dedicated www.ft.com/davos channel.

“Future energy resources and the environment will once again be major issues at this year’s Davos event,” said Peter W. Kruse, Senior Vice President, Vestas. “Davos is an excellent opportunity for Vestas to raise the audience’s awareness of wind power as modern energy. We’ve worked with the FT to design a package with the purpose of bringing the attention of global business and political decision makers to the advantages offered by wind power, a competitive, predictable, independent and clean energy source with a fast ramp-up.”

FT.com’s dedicated Davos channel will include:

•Exclusive comment and blogs from FT writers such as Gideon Rachman and John Gapper

•Live news feeds and analysis

•Davos Today video content live from the event

•Audio roundtable debates on the big issues

•Corporate guest delegate bloggers including Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Infosys; Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia; and Douglas Alexander, UK minister for international development

Dominic Good, Advertising Sales Director, EMEA commented, “This year’s World Economic Forum meeting is being watched with unprecedented interest given the current economic uncertainty. Business leaders around the world tune in to the FT’s coverage to keep abreast of what’s going on at Davos and our coverage has always been well supported by advertisers who see this as a fantastic opportunity to connect with this community of business leaders.”

Lionel Barber, editor, Financial Times commented, “Davos is the ultimate schmooze-fest for the people who make and influence decisions around the world – and that’s the FT’s audience. Our expert team of commentators and reporters will deliver comprehensive coverage in print and online throughout the week.”

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