https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/12/uber-ceo-pulls-out-of-saudi-fii-conference-over-missing-journalist.html > Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi has threatened to withdraw from a high-profile investment conference in Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of a journalist. > Khosrowshahi said in an official statement to CNBC Friday he would not be attending the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, an event which has often been dubbed "Davos in the Desert" in reference to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.