Second ICC Finance Forum to take place in Dubai

The second ICC Finance Forum will take place at the ICC offices in Dubai from 16 to 17 January.

ICC Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Faisal Hasnain, said the Forum will bring together CFOs and financial managers from ICC Full Member countries to address a range of common financial issues.

"The Forum provides an excellent opportunity for information exchange on many of the key financial issues in sports administration," said Mr Hasnain.

"Our members have a lot of issues in common but also a range of different ways of dealing with them and we found the last Forum was very useful in helping us to identify effective solutions to common problems.

"I am sure this year's Forum will once again have a positive impact on the financial practices of the ICC and many of our Full Member countries."

During the two-day meeting the delegates will receive presentations from specialists in sports broadcasting, risk management, insurance and banking. Additional topics on the agenda include funding and legal issues.

After the inaugural Finance Forum, Kerry Dellaca, the Finance Manager of New Zealand Cricket said the initiative had been very helpful.

"All topics discussed were well presented and researched, allowing discussion and benchmarking against what we were currently doing within our own organisation. The opportunity to meet face to face with other finance managers and to hear and understand the issues affecting cricket within their countries was invaluable," said Dellaca, who will also be attending this year's Forum.