| Dr | Houssem Eddine | Ben-Ahmed | University of Ottawa | Canada | Innovative Leadership | Fostering inclusive pedagogy in digital learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Afrose | Liaquat | Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University | Pakistan | Transformational Leadership | Biochemistry/Genetics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ANBALAGAN | E | JEPPIAAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | India | Innovative Leadership | computer science and engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shlomit | Aharoni Lir | Bar Ilan University | Israel | Communication in Leadership | Women and voice | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | atul | kathole | DY Patil institue of technology | India | Innovative Leadership | ML,IoT | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Adrian | Penate-Sanchez | University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Spain | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Angel | Galabov | The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulg. Acad. Sci., Sofia | Bulgaria | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Virology/antivirals | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Maria Fernanda | Gebara | Independent Researcher | United Kingdom | Ethical Leadership | Indigenous Knowledge | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | LILANGA | BATAWALAGE | IOM | Sri Lanka | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yushan | Pan | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | China | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Multimodal Interaction | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohan Kumar | Bera | BIT Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus | India | Others | Disaster management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Małgorzata | Osowska | Institute for Educational Research | Poland | Strategic Leadership | Smart City | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Srishti | Saha | kIIT DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY BHUBANESWAR | India | Others | Material technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yunming | Wang | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Functonal polymers | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ahmed | Habib | Independent Research | Egypt | Risk Management | Accounting and Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rogie Royce | Carandang | University of Connecticut School of Medicine | United States | Cross-Cultural Leadership | Pharmacy Practice, Public Health, Global Health | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Anjula | Gurtoo | Indian Institute of Science | India | Others | Public Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Khamisi | Musanje | Makerere University | Uganda | Adaptive Leadership | Adaptation of evidence based interventions for low resource contexts | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Aregawi Zeferu | Hadush | School of Management, VelTech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D institute of Science and Technology, Chennai TN 600062 Tamil Nadu India | India | Strategic Leadership | MBA | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nisar | Abid | University of Management and Technology | Pakistan | Motivation and Employee Engagement | Education | Best Researcher Award | |