Cricket bosses will consider taking the power to end matches away from umpires in the wake of last year's Oval Test.
Umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove ended the match between England and Pakistan, although all other parties wanted to play on.
National chief executives will discuss handing power to the referee instead.
"It is suggested that while the umpires shall not be undermined, the referee should have the final say," said ICC general manager David Richardson.
"It is often perceived that the referee is an official of a type used in many other sports.
"In reality he is the 'chief executive' of an international cricket match who is responsible for liaising with the teams, the boards, the venue and other stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of a match."
The ICC Chief Executives' Committee, including England's David Collier, meets in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday and Friday.
Events at The Oval last August, when Pakistan staged a sit-in protest at being penalised for ball-tampering, were discussed at an ICC board meeting in November.
Officials asked for a review of the role of the match referee, which is likely to be approved at this meeting but must be rubber-stamped by the full board in March.
Pakistan were subsequently found not guilty of ball-tampering but captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was punished for leading the protest.
Umpire Hair was prevented from officiating in future matches involving Test-playing nations, although he umpired a tournament for associate nations in Kenya this week.
Also on the agenda for the chief executives' meeting are commercial issues for forthcoming ICC events and an update on anti-doping measures in international cricket.
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