ICC annual conference in Dubai

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold its annual conference week in Dubai from June 29 to July 4 during which David Morgan will take over as the governing body's new President.
    
The week will also include meetings of the ICC Chief Executives' Committee and the ICC Board.
    
Morgan, a former England and Wales Cricket Board chief, will take over as ICC President from Ray Mali.
    
Haroon Lorgat will also take up the post of ICC Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Malcolm Speed who was sent on a paid leave two months before the end of his tenure due to his differences with the executive board.
    
The annual conference week was originally scheduled to be held at Lord's in London.
    
However, the venue was changed after the British government refused visa to Zimbabwe Cricket Union's representative due to the country's human rights record.
    
"The decision to move the location to the United Arab Emirates was made by the ICC Board on the basis that all delegates required to attend would be permitted entry," the ICC said in a statement.