| Assoc Prof Dr | Gebeyehu B | Gebremeskel | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Ensemble Machine Learning | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Bayden | Russell | University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Blue Ocean Strategy | Blue Carbon | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Songlin | Liu | South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS | China | Blue Ocean Strategy | Seagrass blue carbon | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | He | Gao | Qingdao University | China | Environmental Analysis | Artificial Intelligence Oceanography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tao | Li | Nanjing Tech University | China | Environmental Analysis | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Aman | Khan | Northeast Forestry University | China | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Microbiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ping | Wang | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Drug development | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Karan | Thakur | Swiggy | India | Digital Transformation | Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Xiaosong | Gu | ANGEL YEAST CO., LTD | China | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Food and health | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Masaki | Takeda | Faculty of Health and Sports Science | Japan | Innovation Strategy | Sports Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Qiuxin | Wu | Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Innovation Management | Basic research in ophthalmology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Josep M. | Rossell | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Spain | Innovation Strategy | Engineering | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Aiding | Kornejady | Research Department of Natural Resources, Golestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO | Iran | Environmental Analysis | Digital Twins; Smart Watersheds; Gamification. | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aitezaz | Ahsan | National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Strategic Planning | Microbiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JungHoon | Shin | Lynker at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC | United States | Environmental Analysis | Atmospheric science/Hurricane forecasting | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yuhong | Liu | State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Advanced Equipment, Tsinghua University | China | Competitive Advantage | Tribology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | MARIA JULIA | MONTORO | VALL HEBRON INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY | Spain | Strategic Planning | Scientific research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | H. Kent | Baker | American University | United States | Functional-level Strategy | Academic Journals | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sonia | Raman | B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology | India | Strategic Planning | AI, Machine learning, IOT, Image processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xiaofeng | Xu | Jilin University | China | Strategic Planning | structure material | Best Researcher Award |