| Prof | Mari | van de Vyver | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Others | Biomedical Sciences: Diabetes & Regenerative Medicine | | |
| Mr | Lungelo | Ntobongwana | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Business-level Strategy | Quality Assurance and Technology | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Adebanji | Ayeni | NorthWest University | South Africa | Strategic Decision-Making | Sustainable Business and Management Practices | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Sussy | Munialo | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Sustainability Strategies | Food systems | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Aneetha | Sukhari | University of South Africa | South Africa | Digital Transformation | Augmented reality | Excellence in Innovation | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Saul | Nurick | Dept of Construction Economics and Management, University of Cape Town | South Africa | Sustainability Strategies | Green Building | Best Paper Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | mishelle | doorasamy | university of kwazulu natal | South Africa | Sustainability Strategies | environmental management | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Earnest | Manjengwa | Ndlovu Care Group | South Africa | Sustainability Strategies | ESG performance and economic growth in BRICS countries | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Prof | MICHELINE | NAUDE | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Strategic Planning | Supply Chain Management | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Mr | Adebiyi | Adeyanju | Walter Sisulu University | South Africa | Financial Management | Finance | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Sam | Ntuli | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | South Africa | Strategy Implementation | Agriculture | Best Faculty Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Mr | Papi Kubeka | Kubeka | Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | others | Policy Analysis | Research Excellence Award | businessglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Cheol-Hee | Kim | Pusan National University | South Korea | Environmental Analysis | Air Pollutiopn Control and Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Jungwoo | Hahn | Duksung Women's Univdersity | South Korea | Strategic Planning | Innovation Management | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Prof | Jongsu | Lee | Seoul National University | South Korea | others | Forecasting demand for new products/technologies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Young-Eun | Park | Incheon National University | South Korea | Strategic Planning | Big data analytics | Best 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 | ENY JOON | LEE | Korea Institute of Energy Research | South Korea | Environmental Analysis | Co2 free Solar and geothermal integrated clean heating cooling power system development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | HEE | YOON | Samsung Medical Center | South Korea | Others | Healthcare management/Emergency Medicine | | businessglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Chul-Won | Park | Gangneung-Wonju National University | South Korea | Innovation and Technology Strategy | World-class transmission grid operation platform | Best Researcher Award | businessglobalawards.com |