| Prof Dr | Yvonne | Kuipers | Edinburgh Napier University | United Kingdom | Content Creation and Curation | Interactive tailored web-based health intervention | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Alaa | Sheta | Southern Connecticut State University | United States | Content Creation and Curation | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Jozsef | Popp | John von Neumann University Hungary | Hungary | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Sustainability | Lifetime Achievement 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 |
| Prof Dr | Kuei Tien | Chou | Risk Society and Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | María M. | Muñoz | Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Comercio y Gestión | Spain | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Multicriteria Analysis | Best Research Award |
| Prof | Xiwei | Wang | Jilin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | big data | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Achmad | Nurmandi | Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta | Indonesia | Community Management and Engagement | social media and public policy | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | jie | shen | Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Insitute | China | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social media | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Marketta | Kyttä | Aalto University | Finland | Community Management and Engagement | Online participatory mapping | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jing | Zhang | Kookmin University | South Korea | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | consumer neuroscience/social media | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Chihiro | Watanabe | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Techno-economic analysis | Best Paper Award |
| Prof | Sungjoon | Yoon | Kyonggi University | South Korea | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Social Media (SNS) | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Wanyi | Chen | Shanghai University | China | Analytics and Reporting | Corporate Innovation, Capital Market, Information Disclosure, | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhao | Longshan | Shenyang Pharmaceutical University | China | Analytics and Reporting | Biosensing technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Davood | Habibi | Bu Ali Sina University | Iran | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Andrea | Pérez | Business Administration Department, University of Cantabria | Spain | Understanding Consumer Behavior | media channel choice | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Khalid | Saeed | Bacha Khan University Charsadda | Pakistan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Kabila | Abass | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Ghana | Community Management and Engagement | Environmental management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | MARK CHRIS | LAPUZ | National University - Baliwag | Philippines | Community Management and Engagement | Digital Transformation | Best Researcher Award |