As part of this, a FT Weekend Interview Series has been developed. The events in this series will be curated by Caroline Daniel, FT Weekend editor, and will feature high-profile and powerful personalities from business, arts, entertainment, sport, government, academia and public life.
The first event will take place on 27 May and will feature Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the authors of Freakonomics and Think Like A Freak, and FT senior columnist Tim Harford.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of How To Spend It magazine, the FT has teamed up celebrated chef Ferran Adria of the famed ElBulli restaurant, to present a series of exclusive dinners in London, New York, Hong Kong and Geneva.
The dinners will be co-hosted by Gillian de Bono, editor of How To Spend It, and Adria, in collaboration with award-winning chefs in each city. These include Jason Atherton from Pollen Street Social and Aberdeen Street Social; Phlippe Audonnet from Windows and Hotel d’Angleterre; and Daniel Humm from Eleven Madison Park.
On 2 July, the FT’s markets blog, FT Alphaville, will present Camp Alphaville, a festival for finance rather than music, under canvas tents on the grounds of the historic Honourable Artillery Company in London.
Hosted by founding editor Paul Murphy and the FT Alphaville team, the one-day event will feature keynote speeches, debate, insight, competition, comedy, food, drink and networking.
Rob Grimshaw, managing director of FT.com, said: "FT Live had a tremendous 2013 with more than 220 events in 55 countries and the division has seen double-digit growth in revenues every year for the last five years.
"Following strong demand from readers for more opportunities to connect with and hear from FT journalists on arts and lifestyle topics, we are focused on expanding in this area and continuing to build unique and valuable experiences for our global community."
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