| Mr | Jorge | Montejano | Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial, A.C. | Mexico | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Urban Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Sarra | Chahbane | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University | Morocco | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Social Media and Gender Portrayals | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hamza | Ighnih | Ibn Zohr University | Morocco | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Scientific research | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | El Hassane | Chellai | Cadi Ayyad university-Marrakech | Morocco | Analytics and Reporting | Atlas domain, Earth Sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Youness | MADANI | Sultan Moulay Slimane | Morocco | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Sentiment Analysis and DataScience | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Meriem | ADRAOUI | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | Morocco | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social community detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Noureddine | DAHMANI | Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Morocco | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Industry 4.0 Trends | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | ASSIA | arectout | Abdelmalek Essaadi university | Morocco | Web Analytics and Metrics | Mobile Analytics | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hanane | Katir | ESE Lab, ENSEM of Casablanca, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca 8118, Morocco | Morocco | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Renewable Energies | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Prakash | Bhattarai | Kathmandu university | Nepal | Community Management and Engagement | Public service delivery | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Bina | Sigdel | Kanti Childrens Hospital | Nepal | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Maternal and Child health | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rajeev Kumar | Mahaseth | Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences | Nepal | Content Creation and Curation | Consultant | Best Faculty Award |
| Ms | Daniela | de Paulis | SETI Institute | Netherlands | Content Creation and Curation | Performing and Visual Arts, Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Peter | Leeflang | University of Groningen | Netherlands | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Future of marketing practice | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Tatiana | Ciff | NHLStenden | Netherlands | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | IT labour market | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Harisu Abdullahi | Shehu | Victoria University of Wellington | New Zealand | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Computer Science / Psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Victor | Fagorite | African Center of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS), Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Nigeria | Analytics and Reporting | Reporting | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Felix | Talabi | Redeemer's University | Nigeria | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Influencer Marketing | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Msughter Eric | Aondover | Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Journalism and Media Studies | Best Research 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 |