The IBBI organised the 3rd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, jointly with the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, at the ISB campus at Hyderabad on 2nd - 3rd July, 2024. The two-day conference was attended by over 200 participants through physical presence. The conference was inaugurated by Chief Justice (Retd.) Shri Ramalingam Sudhakar, Hon’ble President, NCLT. Mr. Ravi Mital, Chairperson, IBBI delivered the special address during the inaugural session of the Conference. Prof. Sanjay Kallapur, Professor, ISB delivered the welcome address at the start and Prof. Hariom Manchiraju, Professor, ISB delivered the vote of thanks at the end of the inaugural session. Mr. Paul Bannister, Head of Policy, Insolvency Services, UK delivered a keynote address in the session. The conference offered a unique opportunity to listen to thought leaders and policy makers in two panel discussions planned in addition to around 26 research paper presentations. The panel discussion on ‘Investment in Distressed Assets: The Road Ahead’ was moderated by Mr. Pulkit Gupta, Partner, EY. The discussants of the panel include Mr. Avinash K. Srivastava, Member (Technical), NCLT; Mr. Sunil Mehta, Chief Executive, Indian Banks Association; Mr. Sandip Garg, Whole time member, IBBI; Mr. P. Santhosh, MD & CEO, NARCL; Mr. Debashish Mukherjee, Executive Director, Canara Bank and Ms. Mansi Dhiman, Director – Strategy and M&A, Vedanta Ltd. The panel discussion on ‘Need for speed: Fast tracking IBC’ was moderated by Mr. Rohit Govil, Partner, PWC. The discussants of the panel discussion were Mr. Jayanti Prasad, Whole Time Member, IBBI; Mr. Sankar Balabhadrapatruni, DMD (SARG), SBI; Mr. Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. and Mr. Anish Niranjan Nanavaty, Insolvency Professional. The research paper titled ‘Effect of a Creditor rights reform on Contagion risk’ was awarded the best paper award. The Conference ended with concluding remarks by Mr. Satish Sethi, Executive Director, IBBI.