Guests at all-day event include the NHS boss, execs from Google, BlackRock and Aviva – and Gareth Southgate

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The government will host hundreds of international businesses on Monday at its inaugural business summit, in the hope of encouraging investment in the UK that will underpin its growth strategy.

The all-day event at London’s Guildhall, topped off by an evening reception at St Paul’s Cathedral hosted by King Charles, will include the prime minister “in conversation” with the former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, “moderated” by Emma Walmsley, the chief executive of pharmaceutical firm GSK.