| Assist Prof Dr | GUOGE | YANG | 厦门大学 | Australia | Innovation Strategy | Enterprise growth | Innovation and Strategy Trailblazer Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Wang | Yanming | Hebei University of Engineering | China | Innovation Strategy | Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ji | Yao | China Ship Scientific Research Center | China | Blue Ocean Strategy | Ocean Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rana Muhammad Shahid | Yaqub | The Islamia University of Bahawalpur | Pakistan | Marketing Strategy | Consumer Behavior | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abbas | Yazdinejad | University of Guelph | Canada | Strategic Planning | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Arzu | YAZGI | Ege University | Turkey | others | Agricultural Engineering | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ioanna | Yfantidou | Liverpool John Moores University | United Kingdom | Marketing Strategies | Health Marketing Strategy | Women Researcher Award | 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 | HEE | YOON | Samsung Medical Center | South Korea | Others | Healthcare management/Emergency Medicine | | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | George | Yousef | University Health Network | Canada | Strategic Decision-Making | AI in pathology and medicine | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mahinour | Yousry | Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University | Egypt | Strategy Evaluation | fixed prosthodontics dental materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| 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 | Kebiao | YUAN | Ningbo University of Technology | China | Strategic Decision-Making | Transportation Planning and Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Seoyeon | Yun | EPFL | Switzerland | Environmental Analysis | Smart building/Indoor air quality/Monitoring strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Environmental Analysis | Energy and Environment | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Environmental Analysis | Energy and Environment | 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 | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Peiman | Zandi | Yibin University | China | Environmental Analysis | Environmental pollution | Best Researcher Award | |