Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN Business)Saudi Arabia’s investment conference, also known as “Davos in the desert,” drew thousands of executives, investors and officials on Tuesday despite an exodus of the biggest names following the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
Dozens of top business leaders and government officials from around the world pulled out of the Future Investment Initiative as questions mounted over the Saudi government’s role in the killing of Khashoggi, a journalist who disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
But many others have chosen to stick with the event, despite the uproar.
