The Financial Times, in partnership with global IT services company HCL Technologies, is bringing together key business leaders for an exclusive Executive Dinner on the opening day of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Chaired by the Editor of the Financial Times,Lionel Barber, this exclusive, invitation-only gathering of CEO-level executives will examine and debate how the financial crisis is accelerating major changes in the way global businesses compete and collaborate to find long-term, sustainable growth. A new Collaborative Partnership Model is taking hold under which deep relationships are being formed not only with complementary producers, but with competitors and clients as well. Partnering, once merely a tactical exercise for entering new markets or gaining market share, has evolved into a strategic necessity, allowing access to essential capabilities and talent and supporting greater organic growth.

What are the key elements behind this process? Can it help companies recover strength in the current crisis?

Confirmed speakers include:

J Frank Brown, Dean, INSEAD

George J Fischer, Executive Vice President,CA

Vineet Nayar, Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies Ltd

This major event will help kick-start one of the most significant World Economic Forums ever held. To request an invitation, please click here.