New ICANN CEO To Attend Sydney Meeting?

Since ICANN announced that they would need a new CEO there has been quite a bit of speculation as to who would fill the role.
CircleID has suggested that the new CEO could be Rod Beckstrom
According to a vaguely worded announcement published by ICANN today, the board is hoping to have the potential CEO attend the meeting in Sydney, though it's not clear either who the potential candidate is or if they will indeed be attending (see here)