| Assist Prof Dr | Qichun | Wu | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Leadership in Business | Board Gender Diversity | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Nawaf | AlGhanem | Brunel University of London | Bahrain | Leadership in Business | sustainability & climate change | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Nazir | Jogezai | National Research University Higher School of Economics | Russia | Leadership in Business | Educational leadership | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Muhammad | Iqbal | RAQ Contracting Co. LLC | United Arab Emirates | Leadership in Business | Relational Stakeholder Management, Project Success, Trust, Leadership Role | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tiago | Matos | Merck & Co | United States | Innovation Strategy | Vaccines Bioprocessing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rajesh | Manda | Purdue University, USA | India | Innovation Strategy | Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pankajavalli | | Bharathiar University | India | Innovation Strategy | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Adigintla | Sudheer | VNIT Nagpur | India | Innovation Strategy | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sebastien | Labbe | Immune Biosolutions | Canada | Innovation Strategy | World first treatment of COVID-19 by inhaled immunotherapy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ahmad | Juma'h | University of Illinois Springfield | United States | Innovation Strategy | Blockchain adoption | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Héctor | Cuevas-Vargas | Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste de Guanajuato | Mexico | Innovation Strategy | Strategic Management and Business Strategy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Joshua | Afolabi | Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ojoo, Ibadan, Nigeria. | Nigeria | Innovation Strategy | Digital Economy | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Addisu Negash | Ali | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Innovation Strategy | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Refat | El-Sheikhy | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Innovation Strategy | Nanotechnology, nanocomposites, Clay/polymer nanocomposites, Green materials for environmental and industry applications | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniele | Morselli | Free University of Bolzano | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Innovation in Management Education | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Mr | Abdelhak | GOUDJIL | IPSA | France | Innovation Strategy | Energy - Indoor Environmental Quality | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Graziano | Salvalai | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | Innovation Strategy | Building envelope solution | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abbas | Amini | Australian University (AU) and Western Sydney University | Australia | Innovation Strategy | Renewable Nano-energy | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Hafeez Ur Rehman | Siddiqui | Khwaja Farid University of Information Technology | Pakistan | Innovation Strategy | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Dr. Abdalwali | Lutfi | Dr. Abdalwali Lutfi | Saudi Arabia | Innovation Strategy | accounting Information Systems | Best Researcher Award | |