| Prof | Marketta | Kyttä | Aalto University | Finland | Community Management and Engagement | Online participatory mapping | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Jari | Roy Lee | Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku | Finland | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | Futures studies, foresight research | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Olga | Hannonen | University of Eastern Finland | Finland | The Evolution of Social Media and Digital Marketing | Digital nomadism | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JASHWINI | NARAYAN | THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC | Fiji | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Marketing, advertising | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Gemechu Shale | Ogato | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Community Management and Engagement | Towards integrated, and sustainable municipal solid waste management system | 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 | Muez Berhe | Gebremedhin | Tigray Agricultural research Institute(TARI) | Ethiopia | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Need assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nebiyou | Layke | Menelik II Medical and Health Science College | Ethiopia | The Evolution of Social Media and Digital Marketing | Digital Marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Niels | Bech | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS | Denmark | Web Analytics and Metrics | • Simulation of CO2 storage and sequestration | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JAGAN MOHAN | DODDA | New Technologies Research Centre/ University of West Bohemia | Czech Republic | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Technological scientific Progress | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Maria | Economidou-Kogetsidis | University of Nicosia | Cyprus | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Email Pragmatics and Language | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Aleksandar | Radic | Independent Researcher | Croatia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Financial technologies and digital payments | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Anet | Režek Jambrak | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | Croatia | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Promotion of science | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | N'guadi Blaise | Allou | University of Felix Houphouet Boigny | Côte d'Ivoire | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Chemical Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xiwei | Wang | Jilin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | big data | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | jie | shen | Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Insitute | China | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social media | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhao | Longshan | Shenyang Pharmaceutical University | China | Analytics and Reporting | Biosensing technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lin | Chen | Fudan University | China | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Media research/Discourse analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Longlong | Zhao | Renmin University of China | China | Analytics and Reporting | personality traits | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | mustafa | mhamed | CAU-Beijing | China | Developing a Social Media Strategy | NLP, ASA | Excellence in Innovation |