| Assoc Prof Dr | Mir | Tajik | Nazarbayev University | Kazakhstan | Strategic Leadership | Leadership in education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Bauyrzhan | Sarsenbekuly | Kazakh-British Technical University | Kazakhstan | Strategic Leadership | Petroleum Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | NAUMAN | MAJEED | LAHORE GARRISON UNIVERSITY - LGU | Pakistan | Strategic Leadership | Business Level, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategy Implementation, | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | James | Tooley | University of Buckingham | United Kingdom | Strategic Leadership | Education innovation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammad | Mahdavi | Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute | Iran | Strategic Leadership | New medicinal compounds design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Vijay | Varadharajan | The University of Newcastle | Australia | Strategic Leadership | Cyber Security and Technological Innovation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Florence | Nareetsile | University of Botswana | Botswana | Strategic Leadership | Research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | BRAHIM | HIBA | MMohammed V University | Morocco | Strategic Leadership | strategic thinking | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Oscar | Franco | UMCUtrecht | Netherlands | Strategic Leadership | Health | Lifetime Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Qaisar | Iqbal | King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Strategic Leadership | Sustainable Development | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zeeshan | Ahmed | Institute of Southern Punjab Multan, Pakistan | Pakistan | Strategic Leadership | Innovation strategy; Environmental sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zeeshan | Ahmed | Institute of Southern Punjab Multan, Pakistan | Pakistan | Strategic Leadership | Innovation strategy; Environmental sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sonu | Bhatnagar | Abbott Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore | Strategic Leadership | Transfusion | | View Profile |
| Dr | Jackie Zhanbiao | LI | Banan Hospital Affiliatied to Chongqing Medical University/ Faculty of Business of Curtin University | China | Strategic Leadership | Strategic Innovation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Arwa | Alqahtani | Imam Mohammed bin saud Islamic university | Saudi Arabia | Strategic Leadership | Leadership in academic area | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | XIAN WU | CHENG | Yanbian University Hospital | China | Strategic Leadership | Physician | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Kyriakos | Kouveliotis | Berlin School of Business and Innovation | Germany | Strategic Leadership | Higher Education | Academic Leadership in Business Strategy Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hossein | Mirzaee | University of Saskatchewan | Canada | Strategic Planning | Green supply chain management | 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 | |
| Dr | gomathi | velu | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India | Strategic Planning | Insect environment | Excellence in Research Award | |