| Mr | Xiuqi | Huang | Tianjin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Stock Message Board Information Diffusion | 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 |
| 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 | Xinyi | Hong | Guangzhou University of China | China | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Consumer Willingness to Pay | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tatiana | Ciff | NHLStenden | Netherlands | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | IT labour market | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nour | Shakhour | The British university of Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Analytics and Reporting | Analytics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | dilek | Uludaşdemir | Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi | Turkey | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Cyberbullying, digital parenting, digital privacy, cyberbullying awareness program | Best 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 |
| Mr | Msughter Eric | Aondover | Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Journalism and Media Studies | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Md. | Hafez | Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology | Bangladesh | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Marketing | Best Research Award |
| Ms | Phoebe | Shorter | SDSU | United States | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Best Research Award |
| Prof | María M. | Muñoz | Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Comercio y Gestión | Spain | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Multicriteria Analysis | Best Research Award |
| Ms | Atika | Mbarek | Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax | Tunisia | Developing a Social Media Strategy | Social media analysis and user profiling mining | Best Research Award |
| Dr | John | Atkinson | Universidad Adolfo Ibañez | Chile | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Text Analytics | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Muzaffar | Bashir | Datoin | India | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Text Summarization | Best Paper Award |
| Ms | SEEMA | BHARDWAJ | MALDIVES BUSINESS SCHOOL, MALE, MALDIVES | Maldives | Understanding Consumer Behavior | ETHICAL CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR | Best Paper Award |
| Prof | Chihiro | Watanabe | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Techno-economic analysis | Best Paper Award |
| Prof Dr | Chelo | Calafat | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | Community Management and Engagement | Demographic challenge | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | Md. Sanowar | Hossain | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | Community Management and Engagement | Mechanical Engineering | Best Innovation Award |
| Mr | Dehua | Xia | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Social Media | Best Innovation Award |