| 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 |
| Prof Dr | Piera | Di Martino | University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti and Pescara | Italy | Strategy Formulation | Pharmaceutical | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Prof | Maddalena | Illario | Federico II Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica | Italy | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Salute e sviluppo sostenibile | Innovation and Strategy Trailblazer Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Kazuhiko | Udagawa | Keio University Hospital | Japan | Strategic Planning | Orthopaedics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ANJALI | KAIPRATHU | JAIST | Japan | others | Biomass to value added products | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Qinxue | WANG | National Institute for Environmental Studies | Japan | Strategy Evaluation | Environmental Science | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Masaki | Takeda | Faculty of Health and Sports Science | Japan | Innovation Strategy | Sports Science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Satomi | KOHYAMA | University of Toyama | Japan | Competitive Analysis | natural resources | Strategic Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Ayman | AL-Khatib | Universiti sains Malaysia | Jordan | Innovation Strategy | Innovation management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Taqwa | Alhadidi | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | Strategy Evaluation | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ahmad | ali | Business Faculty, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan, | Jordan | Sustainability Strategies | Sustainability management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ali | Raed Alshawawreh | Balqa Applied University | Jordan | Marketing Strategies for Business Growth | Data analysis | Best Paper Award | View Profile |