Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda

The former Google boss Eric Schmidt has been named as one of the high-profile executives attending the Labour government’s first international investment summit.

Schmidt, who was Google’s chief executive from 2001 to 2011, is expected to play a prominent role at the summit in central London on 14 October, where he will take the stage in conversation with Keir Starmer.