| Assoc Prof Dr | Graziano | Salvalai | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Building envelope solution | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Prof | Matteo | Cotugno | Catholic University ot the Sacred Heart | Italy | others | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Francesco | Facchini | Polytechnic University of Bari | Italy | Strategy Implementation | Internal Logistics strategy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Luca | Dezi | University of Rome La Sapienza | Italy | Innovation Strategy | SMEs | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Pierluigi | Rippa | University of Naples Federico II | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Open Innovation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Arman | Kheirati Roonizi | University of Milan | Italy | Environmental Analysis | Computer science / signal processing | Best Researcher 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 |
| Prof | Ubaldo | Comite | University "Giustino Fortunato" | Italy | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Corporate Social Responsibility in Enterprise and Public Administration | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Paola | Perchinunno | University of Bari | Italy | Environmental Analysis | Social Inequalities | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Blessing | Guembe | University of Milano | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Privacy, Security, and Ethical AI | | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Lucia | Della Spina | Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria | Italy | others | Community-Based Collaborative Urban Regeneration Processes | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Andrea | Boeri | University of Bologna | Italy | Innovation Strategy | innovation strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carmen | Rotondi | Sapienza University of Rome | Italy | Industry Analysis | Design; Product & Service Design; Sustainable Design; Bio-Digital Advanced Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Camilla | Lops | UNICH | Italy | Sustainability Strategies | Climate Change and Energy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Valerio | Belardi | University of Rome Tor Vergata | Italy | Industry Analysis | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Giovanna | Ferraro | University of Rome Tor Vergata | Italy | Strategic Planning | Small businesses; Environmental innovation capabilities | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Franco | Giovannelli | INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali | Italy | others | Astrofisica | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | silvana | alfei | Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Genova | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Drug development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Roberto | Danovaro | Università Politecnica delle Marche - Dipartimento Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DISVA) | Italy | Blue Ocean Strategy | Restoration Ecology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Ubaldo | Comite | University "Giustino Fortunato" | Italy | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Business administration | Best Academic Researcher Award | View Profile |