| Ms | Seoyeon | Yun | EPFL | Switzerland | Environmental Analysis | Smart building/Indoor air quality/Monitoring strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kebiao | YUAN | Ningbo University of Technology | China | Strategic Decision-Making | Transportation Planning and Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jeong Jin | Yu | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | China | Others | Psychology/Public Health/Pediatrics | | View Profile |
| Mrs | Ling | yu | Peking university | China | Financial Management | corporate finance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | yiyong | yu | Nanjing Normal University | China | Innovation Strategy | Innovation management, strategic management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mahinour | Yousry | Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University | Egypt | Strategy Evaluation | fixed prosthodontics dental materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | George | Yousef | University Health Network | Canada | Strategic Decision-Making | AI in pathology and medicine | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | HEE | YOON | Samsung Medical Center | South Korea | Others | Healthcare management/Emergency Medicine | | View Profile |
| Ms | Yaping | Yin | Hainan University | China | Leadership in Strategic Management | Innovation Practices in Sustainable Development Driven by Strategic Leadership | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ioanna | Yfantidou | Liverpool John Moores University | United Kingdom | Marketing Strategies | Health Marketing Strategy | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Arzu | YAZGI | Ege University | Turkey | others | Agricultural Engineering | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abbas | Yazdinejad | University of Guelph | Canada | Strategic Planning | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rana Muhammad Shahid | Yaqub | The Islamia University of Bahawalpur | Pakistan | Marketing Strategy | Consumer Behavior | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ji | Yao | China Ship Scientific Research Center | China | Blue Ocean Strategy | Ocean Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Wang | Yanming | Hebei University of Engineering | China | Innovation Strategy | Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiao | Yang | Shandong University | China | Strategic Planning | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhiyong | Yang | Miami University | United States | Marketing Strategy | Consumer behavior | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jie | Yang | Hangzhou Dianzi University | China | others | optimizing decision-making | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Lei | Yang | College of Business Foreign Languages, Shenzhen Polytechnic University | China | others | Energy Big Data Analytics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Zhi | Yang | School of Management,Huazhong University of Science&Technology | China | Strategic Decision-Making | behavioral theory of the firm | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |