| 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 | |
| Prof | Dongbo | Wang | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Innovation Strategy | computer science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rina | Ristiana | National Research and Innovation Agency | Indonesia | Innovation Strategy | Electric Vehicle Depelopment | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Hyo Jeong | Kim | Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) | South Korea | Innovation Strategy | sustainable solution for biodegradable plastic degradation and resource recovery | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kazem | Mochkabadi | University of Wuppertal | Germany | Innovation Strategy | Entrepreneurial Finance, Optimal Distinctiveness | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ngonidzashe | Masunga | University of South Africa | South Africa | Innovation Strategy | Environmental remediation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Himanshu | Singh | IIT Indore | India | Innovation Strategy | Image processing and Computer vision applications | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ayman | AL-Khatib | Universiti sains Malaysia | Jordan | Innovation Strategy | Innovation management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Chengcheng | Zhao | Division of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. | China | Innovation Strategy | Novel inhibitor and cardiovascular research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Tridib Kumar | Goswami | IIT Kharagpur, India | India | Innovation Strategy | innovation | | |
| Prof | Ling | Tan | Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology | China | Innovation Strategy | intelligent computing algorithm | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xiao | Yan | The Smart City Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) | China | Innovation Strategy | Artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award | |