| Assist Prof Dr | Haslinda | Hassan | Universiti Utara Malaysia | Malaysia | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social media and mental health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | John | Atkinson | Universidad Adolfo Ibañez | Chile | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Text Analytics | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Matheus | Oliveira freitas | Meros do Brasil Institute | Brazil | Community Management and Engagement | Fisheries engagement | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tahir Mumtaz | Awan | COMSATS University Islamabad | Pakistan | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Social Media | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hussam | Al Halbusi | Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College (ABMMC) | Qatar | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Business Ethics Information Systems Entrepreneurship | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xiwei | Wang | Jilin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | big data | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Achmad | Nurmandi | Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta | Indonesia | Community Management and Engagement | social media and public policy | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | jie | shen | Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Insitute | China | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social media | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christine | Buzinde | Arizona State University | United States | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Tourism | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Marketta | Kyttä | Aalto University | Finland | Community Management and Engagement | Online participatory mapping | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jing | Zhang | Kookmin University | South Korea | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | consumer neuroscience/social media | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Parul | Gupta | Management Development Institute | India | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Legal Aspects of Business | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Gurpreet | Singh | Chandigarh University, Mohali | India | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Big Data as a Service | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Srinivas | P Y K L | Indian institute of infromation technology Sri city | India | Developing a Social Media Strategy | Information diffusion/ Fake user identification and fake news spread/ understading affect of fake news spread on users | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Afsharian | University of South Australia | Australia | Analytics and Reporting | N/A | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Suchita | Jha | SIIB | India | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Consumer Behaviour | Best Faculty Award |
| Prof | Sungjoon | Yoon | Kyonggi University | South Korea | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Social Media (SNS) | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Prakash | Bhattarai | Kathmandu university | Nepal | Community Management and Engagement | Public service delivery | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Md Ashfikur | Rahman | Khulna University | Bangladesh | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Bangladesh: A multilevel modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bijan K. | Paul | Mahadevananda Mahavidyalaya | India | Content Creation and Curation | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |