| Mr | Jie | Zhuo | Macquarie University | Australia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Covid-19 | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Longlong | Zhao | Renmin University of China | China | Analytics and Reporting | personality traits | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | LIU | ZHAO | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | China Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shen | Zhao | The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen | China | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Information invirenment and financial market | 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 | Jiale | Zhang | University of Technology Malaysia | China | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Tourist behaviour | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Pablo | Zegarra | Universidad Privada Boliviana | Bolivia | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Cambio Organizacional | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Cécile | Zachlod | FHNW | Switzerland | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Social media analytics, Social media analysis, Social media data, Social media monitoring, Social media listening | Top Researcher Award |
| Ms | Dian | Yuan | the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University | China | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | scientific research | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sungjoon | Yoon | Kyonggi University | South Korea | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Social Media (SNS) | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Getasew | Yirdaw | Debre Markos University | Ethiopia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Accessibility of eco-friendly and accessible activated carbon | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fernando | Yanine | Universidad Finis Terrae | Chile | Community Management and Engagement | Distributed Generation Systems connected to Grid to provide sustainable, green energy to residential communities in urban settings | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Meng | Yang | Beijing Forestry University | China | Content Creation and Curation | Content Creation and Curation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hui | XU | Shanghai Maritime University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Gamification in crowdsourcing, User innovation, Consumer green behavior | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ming | Xu | Liaoning Technical University | China | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Urban computing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dehua | Xia | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Social Media | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Veronica | Winget | University of Arizona | United States | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Impact of Diversity Representation on Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Websites on Recruitment | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yana | Wengel | HNU-ASU International Joint Tourism College, Hainan University | China | Influencer Marketing | Tourism in Protected Areas | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wei | Wei | School of New Energy and Power Engineering | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | fault diagnosis | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Chihiro | Watanabe | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Techno-economic analysis | Best Paper Award |