| Assist Prof Dr | Zeeshan | Ahmed | Institute of Southern Punjab Multan, Pakistan | Pakistan | Strategic Leadership | Innovation strategy; Environmental sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sonu | Bhatnagar | Abbott Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore | Strategic Leadership | Transfusion | | View Profile |
| Dr | Jackie Zhanbiao | LI | Banan Hospital Affiliatied to Chongqing Medical University/ Faculty of Business of Curtin University | China | Strategic Leadership | Strategic Innovation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Arwa | Alqahtani | Imam Mohammed bin saud Islamic university | Saudi Arabia | Strategic Leadership | Leadership in academic area | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | XIAN WU | CHENG | Yanbian University Hospital | China | Strategic Leadership | Physician | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Kyriakos | Kouveliotis | Berlin School of Business and Innovation | Germany | Strategic Leadership | Higher Education | Academic Leadership in Business Strategy Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hossein | Mirzaee | University of Saskatchewan | Canada | Strategic Planning | Green supply chain management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | GholamReza | Zandi | Business School Universiti Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Strategic Planning | Personality and Identity at Work; Personnel Selection, Assessment, and Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | gomathi | velu | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India | Strategic Planning | Insect environment | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Prof | Jungwoo | Hahn | Duksung Women's Univdersity | South Korea | Strategic Planning | Innovation Management | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Young-Eun | Park | Incheon National University | South Korea | Strategic Planning | Big data analytics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Arash | Nemati | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology | Iran | Strategic Planning | Resource Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Tsion | Tekalign | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Strategic Planning | Agricultural development planning, Agricultural Extension and communication | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Gholam Reza | Nasiri | Alzahra University | Iran | Strategic Planning | Distribution Network Design- Supply Chain Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Soohyun | Cho | Rutgers University | United States | Strategic Planning | Online Freight Platform | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Fahad | Al-Zahrani | Umm Al-Qura University | Saudi Arabia | Strategic Planning | Leadership | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xiao | Yang | Shandong University | China | Strategic Planning | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Moein | Shojaei | Shahid bahonar university of Kerman-Iran | Iran | Strategic Planning | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Kazuhiko | Udagawa | Keio University Hospital | Japan | Strategic Planning | Orthopaedics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Yanni | Wan | Ningxia University | China | Strategic Planning | Power System/Smart Grid | Best Researcher Award | |