| Mr | Muhammad Abdul | Basit | Dalian University of Technology | China | Legal and Ethical Considerations in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Anti-spoofing in Voice Biometrics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Catherine | Banet | University of Oslo, Faculty of Law | Norway | Legal and Ethical Considerations in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Energy law, energy markets | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Richard | Gilbert | University of California, Berkeley | United States | Legal and Ethical Considerations in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Competition Policy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Glenn | Goodwin | Aventura Hospital and Medical Center | United States | Legal and Ethical Considerations in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Emergency Medicine | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Pan | Shanghai International Studies University | China | Mobile Marketing | Information systems and digital marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Deepti | Sisodia | Alliance University | India | Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising | Fraud detection | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Cristiano | Segnini | AOU Federico II | Italy | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Digital dentistry | Excellence in Innovation |
| Dr | PAULRAJ | D | R.M.K COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | India | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Big Data Analytics, Block Chain Technologies, Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Darshan | Telange | Datta Meghe College of Pharmacy, DMIHER (DU), Wardha | India | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Pharmaceutical Research | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Noor | Juliansyah | La Tansa Mashiro University | Indonesia | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Human Resources Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Venkateswara Rao | Anna | K L University | India | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Angelita | Howard | Morehouse School of Medicine | United States | Social Media Advertising | Biotechnology, Health Informatics, Correctional Care, and Health Administration | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Myriam | Jaouadi | MARS research lab, ISITCom Hammem Sousse | Tunisia | Social Media Advertising | Influence maximization in social networks | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdulwasea | Alkhazzan | Northwestern polytechnical university | China | Social Media Advertising | The Impact of media coverage on the dynamics of epidemic models | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Morteza | Dousti | university of Mazandaran | Iran | Social Media Advertising | Babolsar | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Francis | Ochieng | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Kenya | Social Media Advertising | Malaria Awareness Campaign | 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 |
| Dr | Parul | Gupta | Management Development Institute | India | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Legal Aspects of Business | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Asyraf | Afthanorhan | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin | Malaysia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Management sciences | Best Researcher Award |