| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr | Md | Sohail | Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur | India | Community Management and Engagement | Information Management | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tosan | Atele-Williams | Ontario Tech University | Canada | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Information Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Pan | Shanghai International Studies University | China | Mobile Marketing | Information systems and digital marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Syed | Alam | Prince Sultan University | Saudi Arabia | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Information Technology usage | Digital Marketing Research Excellence Award |
| Ms | Jamile | Sabatini-Marques | ABES Brazilian Association of Software Companies | Brazil | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Innovation as a driver of Economic Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pankaj | Kharabe | UltraChrom Innovatives Pvt. Ltd. | India | Analytics and Reporting | Instrumental techniques development | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yvonne | Kuipers | Edinburgh Napier University | United Kingdom | Content Creation and Curation | Interactive tailored web-based health intervention | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Funda | Atila | Kirsehir Ahi Evran University | Turkey | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | International Research Awards on Social Media and Digital Marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Nurcan | Çalışkan | Gazi Üniversitesi | Turkey | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | International Research Awards on Social Media and Digital Marketing | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Md. Torequl | Islam | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj | Bangladesh | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Internet of Things | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SAIKAT | BANERJEE | WINGBOTICS LLP | India | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Introduction to Distributed Nearest Hash: On Further Optimizing Cloud Based Distributed kNN Variant | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Emmanuel | Ajah | American University of Nigeria Yola | Nigeria | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Investigating the factors fostering early-stage digital start-up survival during gestation in Nigeria market | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mohammed | M.Sadeeq | duhok polytechnic university | Iraq | Web Analytics and Metrics | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | MOHIT | KUMAR | NIT Jalandhar | India | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | IoT, AI and Cloud computing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tatiana | Ciff | NHLStenden | Netherlands | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | IT labour market | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Msughter Eric | Aondover | Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Journalism and Media Studies | Best Research Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Nor'ashikin | Ali | Universiti Tenaga Nasional | Malaysia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Knowledge Management | 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 |