| Assoc Prof Dr | Graziano | Salvalai | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Building envelope solution | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Mrs | Ariane | Leite-Moraes | Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul | Brazil | Environmental Analysis | Environmental impacts in integrated production systems | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | CHETANKUMAR | SANGANI | GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE GANDHINAGAR SECTOR 15 | India | Growth Strategy | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Dr | Yilkal | Dessie | Adama Science and Technology University | Ethiopia | others | Chemistry | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Prof | Asma | Salman | American University in the Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Industry Analysis | Financial, Economic and Currency Analysis | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Dr | Idara | Okon | PAMO University of Medical Sciences | Nigeria | others | Fitness and Health/Physiology/University | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Dr | Jane | Harvey-Lloyd | University of Leeds | United Kingdom | others | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Dr | Udayabhanu | C Gowda | Adichunchanagiri University | India | others | Chemistry, Energy materials, Photocatalysis | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Hamza | Semmari | Ecole Nationale Polytechnique de Constantine | Algeria | Competitive Advantage | renewable geothermal electricity production | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ketevan | Tavamaishvili | Georgian American University | Georgia | others | Nano manetials, Medicinal Chemistry | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | S N Murthy | Boddapati | Sir C R Reddy College, PG Courses, Eluru | India | others | Research on synthetic organic chemistry | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Zabihollah | Rezaee | university of Memphis | United States | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Business Sustainability | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhiyong | Yang | Miami University | United States | Marketing Strategy | Consumer behavior | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Maya | Finger | The College of Management Academic Studies | Israel | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Financial inclusion | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Werner | Kunz | University of Massachusetts Boston | United States | Marketing Strategy | Digital Technology | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Qaisar | Iqbal | King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Strategic Leadership | Sustainable Development | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mashael | Khayyat | University of Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | others | Applied Information Systems | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Paolo Massimo | Buscema | Semeion - University of Colorado | Italy | others | Application of ANNs to specific domain | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Mr | James | Fell | NORC at the University of Chicago | United States | Strategy Evaluation | Impaired Driving | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | TARUN | KABIRAJ | Indian Statistical Institute | India | Industry Analysis | Strategic Alliances | Excellence in Research Award | |