| Dr | Danupon | Sangnak | Faculty of Hospitality Industry Kasetsart University | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Nattavud | Pimpa | College of Management, Mahidol University | Thailand | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yuanchun | Zhou | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ying | Huang | Southeast University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Oghenethoja | Umuteme | UNICAF Organization | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ji-Young | Yeo | Hanyang University, Nursing XR | South Korea | Best Innovation Award | |
| Dr | Dongdong | HUANG | Nankai University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Mário Adriano Ávila | Queiroz | Universidade federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF) | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaodong | Li | Huaihua University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Judie | Arulappan | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Xuehong | Gao | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Top Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdul Khalique | Shaikh | SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY | Oman | Best Scholar Award | |
| Prof Dr | Chun-Chang | Lee | National Pingtung University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Nilanjan | Chakraborty | Scottish Church College, Kolkata | India | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yunming | Wang | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Krishna | Pramanik | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | India | Top Researcher Award | |