| Mr | Habtamu | Wubetie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | others | Food Security | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Urgaia Rissa | Worku | Ambo University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | others | Macroeconomics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | SEWAREG ADAMU | DEMELASH | Lodestar Associates Consult PLC | Ethiopia | Environmental Analysis | Food Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Tadele A. | Abose | Mattu University | Ethiopia | Innovation Strategy | Wireless sensor networks | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Gebeyehu B | Gebremeskel | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Ensemble Machine Learning | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Demissie | Hankebo | Wolaita Sodo University | Ethiopia | Strategic Planning | Strategies formulation & implementation | Academic Leadership in Business Strategy Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Biadge | Kefale | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Innovation Strategy | Food technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Melaku | Metto | Bahir Dar | Ethiopia | Environmental Analysis | sensor development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Abebaw | Alene | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | others | Educational Policy and Leadership | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sintayehu | Abejehu | Injibara University | Ethiopia | others | Women in School Leadership | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Timo | Björk | LUT Univesity | Finland | others | welded steel structures | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tamara | Galkina | Aalto University School of Business | Finland | Sustainability Strategies | Sustainable Business Models | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Taraneh | Delavar | Aalto university | Finland | Digital Transformation | Building Certificates | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Sylvine | Pickel-Chevalier | ESTHUA, University of Angers | France | others | Tourism Geography and sustainable development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Alix | Dupont | Avignon University | France | Business-level Strategy | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Di Marco | Antonio | Council of Europe | France | others | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Abdelhak | GOUDJIL | IPSA | France | Innovation Strategy | Energy - Indoor Environmental Quality | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Michel | Hamon | French Academy of medicine | France | others | Neuropharmacological research (drug therapies) | Lifetime Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Karima | Megdouli | Sorbonne universite | France | Innovation Strategy | machine learning to optimise a supersonic ejector | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Marc | Kouzez | ICN Business School | France | Environmental Analysis | Environmental Economics,CSR/ESG, Banking & Finance, Applied Econometrics | Strategic Achievement Award | View Profile |