| Mr | JAVIER | PINEDA | Tulane University | United States | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Social Media and Data Governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Theertharaman | Govindasamy | University of Madras | India | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | EMI shielding and Microwave absorption | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dondapati | Rajendra Dev | Vignan's Institute of Engineering for Women | India | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bassel | Elgamal | Iteris Inc. | United States | Analytics and Reporting | Traffic Operations | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Souvick | Das | Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy | India | Analytics and Reporting | Natural Language Processing and Software Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | S M Atikur | Rahman | University of Texas at El Paso | United States | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Industrial Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kuntal | Ghosh | CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI) | India | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Reseach and Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Manikandan | Sathianarayanan | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Social Media Crisis Management | Disaster studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Balázs | Őrsi | University of Debrecen | Hungary | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social Robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | AMBEDKAR | VERMA | National Institute of Technology Patna | India | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Physics/Material Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Xiuqi | Huang | Tianjin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Stock Message Board Information Diffusion | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dehua | Xia | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Social Media | Best Innovation 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 |
| Dr | Jaehee | Jung | University of Delaware | United States | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Social media and digital marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Felix | Talabi | Redeemer's University | Nigeria | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Influencer Marketing | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | John | Atkinson | Universidad Adolfo Ibañez | Chile | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Text Analytics | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Matheus | Oliveira freitas | Meros do Brasil Institute | Brazil | Community Management and Engagement | Fisheries engagement | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tahir Mumtaz | Awan | COMSATS University Islamabad | Pakistan | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Social Media | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdul Hameed | Pitafi | Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi | Pakistan | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Social Media and Digital Marketing | 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 |