ology , ▁robot ics ▁and ▁advanced ▁manufact uring . ▁ ▁Further ▁‘ g iga ▁projects ’ ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁event ▁included ▁Q idd i ya , ▁a ▁multi - b ill ion ▁doll ar ▁entertain ment ▁resort ; ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁project , ▁a ▁planned ▁lux ury ▁resort ▁across ▁ 5 0 ▁islands ▁on ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ’ s ▁Red ▁Sea ▁coast . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁conference ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Public ▁In vest ment ▁Fund ▁announced ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Future ▁In vest ment ▁In iti ative , ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁to ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁business ▁leaders ▁were ▁announced ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁F II ▁advis ory ▁board , ▁including ▁Sa udi ▁business w oman ▁Lub na ▁Ol ay an , ▁Master Card ▁CE O ▁A j ay pal ▁Singh ▁B anga , ▁and ▁the ▁journalist ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Ari anna ▁H uff ington . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁killing ▁in ▁Turkey ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁journalist ▁Jam al ▁K hash og gi ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁some ▁speak ers ▁and ▁spons ors ▁who ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁event ▁with d rew ▁pending ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁investig ations . ▁These ▁included ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁owner ▁Patrick ▁So on - Sh ion g , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Bank