Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google, will take a central role at next Monday’s UK International Investment Summit when he will appear on stage alongside Sir Keir Starmer.
Dame Emma Walmsley, chief executive of the pharma giant GSK, will be moderating a session between Starmer and Schmidt at the summit, which is scheduled for October 14.
It is a key moment in Labour’s attempt to prove that Britain is open for business and dispel the gloomy messaging that had dominated the first weeks of the new government.
The government is determined to ensure that it can bring in more investment than was achieved by two previous summits, hosted during the premierships of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.
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