Bloomberg L.P. today announced its line-up of complete coverage of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2011 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from January 26 – 30, 2011. Bloomberg’s dedicated team on the ground in Davos will speak to some of the world’s most influential heads of state, business leaders and economists to provide in-depth analysis and insight into the major trends and ideas shaping the markets and global economy today. To follow breaking news and coverage from the event, visit Bloomberg’s Davos-themed site at http://www.bloomberg.com/davos/
Bloomberg’s global media properties, which reach more than 20 million business news consumers worldwide, including more than 300,000 financial professionals through the Bloomberg Professional® service, will cover Davos across television, radio, online and print including Bloomberg Businessweek. Last year, Bloombergs media properties produced more than 150 print and television interviews that moved bond, currency and equity markets worldwide.
Bloomberg Television, the global 24-hour business and financial news network, will present live coverage from Davos beginning on Tuesday, January 25th at 7:00 AM CET. Anchor Erik Schatzker will co-host “Inside Track with Deirdre Bolton and Erik Schatzker,” and anchor Francine Lacqua will host her program “On the Move with Francine Lacqua” from Bloomberg’s premiere location on the top of the Congress Centre in the heart of Davos. Lacqua will also host a televised debate in partnership with the WEF, on the theme of “What if competitive devaluation becomes the global norm?” featuring Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Poland’s Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski and professor Niall Ferguson, among others. The debate will air globally on Bloomberg Television on January 29th and 30th.
Bloomberg.com’s special Davos-themed section offers live streaming and archived versions of television and radio coverage as well as special commentary from Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker, Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene. Additionally, mobile users can access breaking news stories from Davos on a special section of Bloomberg’s apps for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android.
Tom Keene, co-host of “Bloomberg Surveillance with Ken Prewitt and Tom Keene,” will present his radio program live from London beginning today, January 24th followed by three days of special World Economic Forum coverage beginning Wednesday, January 26th. Keene will interview a line-up of influential guests from his new set inside the Congress Centre, including noted economist Nouriel Roubini; Peter Weinberg and Joseph Perella of Perella Weinberg Partners; David Rubenstein, co-founder and managing director of The Carlyle Group, and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou.
Subscribers to the Bloomberg Professional® service may access a Davos-themed daily “Bloomberg Brief” on Economics at BRIEF