The preliminary round of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition which is organized parallelly to the 14^th International Conference on Business and Information 2023, was held on 29^th October 2023 at the Faculty Board Room of the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

The competition was open to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) students at all universities and all disciplines. Seven contestants from diverse disciplines registered and competed in the preliminary round by pitching their research ideas in 03 minutes using a single slide, focusing on a non-specialized audience.

The event was conducted by the Master of Ceremonies, Senior Lecturer Dr. Srinath Dissanayake. The contestants were judged by an eminent panel of judges, namely Dr. Kanchana Wijewardena, School of Business, University of Wollongong, Australia, Dr. Nilupama Wijewardena, College of Business and Law, RMIT University, Australia, and Ms. Sulokshana Marks, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials. Out of the 07 contestants, judges selected 05 contestants for the grand finale and the grand finale will be held on 10^th November 2023 at the Pegasus Reef Hotel, Wattala.

The event was organized by the organizing committee of the 3MT competition – Senior Lecturer Dr. Prabhashini Wijewantha, Lecturer Mr. Daminda Weerasinghe, Lecturer (Probationary) Ms. Uththara Dissanayake, and Assistant Lecturer Mr. Asitha Fernando, under the guidance of the Conference Chair Senior Lecturer Dr. Saroja Wanigasekara.