Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to address an investment forum in Riyadh Wednesday, his first public speech since the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi plunged the kingdom into crisis.
Organizers of the flagship Future Investment Initiative, listed Prince Salman among the “top speakers” for the second day of the three-day conference after he made a brief appearance on Tuesday.
The crown prince is likely to appear on a panel alongside Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri, whose resignation in a televised address from the Saudi capital in mysterious circumstances last year sparked rumors he was being held against his will.
The conference, nicknamed “Davos in the desert”, has been overshadowed by the outcry over the murder of Khashoggi inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, with an array of big names pulling out over the case.
