| Prof Dr | Zhi | Yang | School of Management,Huazhong University of Science&Technology | China | Strategic Decision-Making | behavioral theory of the firm | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xudan | Yang | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | China | Corporate Ethics and Governance | environmental, social, and governance | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | GUOGE | YANG | 厦门大学 | Australia | Innovation Strategy | Enterprise growth | Innovation and Strategy Trailblazer Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiao | Yan | The Smart City Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) | China | Innovation Strategy | Artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ABDUL-KADRI | YAHAYA | Department of Environment and Resource Studies, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Ghana | Environmental Analysis | Environment and Natural Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Elaheh | Yaghoubi | Karabuk university | Turkey | Innovation Strategy | Smart grid, microgrid, power management, nonlinear MPC | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zulnaidi | Yaacob | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Entrepreneurship and Start-up Strategies | Entrepreneurship | Academic Leadership in Business Strategy Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lei | Xu | University of South Australia | Australia | Business-level Strategy | Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Jia | Xu | Anhui Normal University | China | Strategic Alliances | sociology, public administration | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Xiaofeng | Xu | Jilin University | China | Strategic Planning | structure material | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Xiaojuan | Xu | Anhui University of Technology | China | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Nondestructive testing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Rongfu | XU | 123700004955708561 | China | Innovation and Technology Strategy | advanced metallic material; Development of advanced processing (heat treatment, casting technology etc.) | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | xixiong | xu | Organization and Strategy Department, Chongqing University | China | Business Ethics and Governance | Corporate Social Responsibility | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Linfeng | Xu | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Strategic Planning | Artificial Intelligence/Computer Science | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kewei | Xie | Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | China | Others | Nephrology | | View Profile |
| Mr | xiaochen | xiao | University of Technology Sydney | Australia | Industry Analysis | Multimodal Recommendation and Large Language Models | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | xiaochen | xiao | University of Technology Sydney | Australia | Innovation and Technology Strategy | Multimodal Recommendation and Large Language Models | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Dehua | Xia | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | environmental information disclosure | Corporate Strategy Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shiyun | Xia | Tianjin University | China | Innovation Strategy | Industrial Organization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Enjun | Xia | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Innovation Management | green Innovation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |