| Mr | Edward Ken | Essuman | University of Health and Allied Sciences | Ghana | others | Food Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Qian | Zhang | Dalian Ocean University | China | Strategic Planning | Food Quality and safety | | View Profile |
| Prof | Mehran | Mehri | University of Zabol | Iran | Environmental Analysis | Food safety | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | James | Campbell | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory retired | United States | others | food safety and anaytical chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sheng | Wang | National institute of metrology, China | China | Strategy Evaluation | food satety | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yu | Hasegawa | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | United States | Others | Food Science | | View Profile |
| Dr | Sara | Hasanvand | Tehran University | Iran | others | food science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Habtamu | Wubetie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | others | Food Security | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Olushola | Kolawole | University of Bradford | United Kingdom | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability | Food supply chain | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | SEWAREG ADAMU | DEMELASH | Lodestar Associates Consult PLC | Ethiopia | Environmental Analysis | Food Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sussy | Munialo | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Sustainability Strategies | Food systems | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Biadge | Kefale | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Innovation Strategy | Food technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Shiyi | Ou | Guangzhou College of Technology and business | China | Strategy Formulation | foods | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jongsu | Lee | Seoul National University | South Korea | others | Forecasting demand for new products/technologies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | clarice | garcia | RMIT University | Australia | Innovation Strategy | Foresight | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ayush | Singhal | C.V. Raman Global University | India | others | Fraud Detection | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Amir | Mohamadghasemi | islamic azad university | Iran | Industry Analysis | fuzzy MCDM | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Yu Hong | Li | Sun yat-sen University | China | others | Gastrointestinal Cancer | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Iness | Aguir | American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Gender | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Antonio | Minguez-Vera | University of Murcia | Spain | Business-level Strategy | Gender in top management positions | Best Researcher Award | |