| Dr | Felicia | Di Liddo | Polytechnic University of Bari | Italy | Behavioral finance and investor decision-making | Financial and economic feasibility analysis - public private partnership | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wen | Wang | School of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University | China | Others | Pension Reform in Public Sectors; Pension Dispersion between Public and non-Public Sectors | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Amelie | Schischke | University of Augsburg | Germany | Others | Resource scarcity risk | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Luyao | Zhang | Duke Kunshan University | China | Financial technology and fintech innovation | interdisciplinary research | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Svetlana | Sabelfeld | University of Gothenburg | Sweden | Corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting | Integrated reporting, accounting regulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yang | Qu | Xi'an Jiao Tong University | China | Financial technology and fintech innovation | Risk Managment; Digital Finance | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Soohyung | Kim | The University of Tampa | United States | Corporate finance and capital structure | Corporate Governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Lianjie | Shu | University of Macau | Macau | Investments and portfolio management | portfolio optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Fernando | Sabino da Silva | UFRGS | Brazil | Investments and portfolio management | Pairs Trading | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | ANA CARMEN | DIAZ MENDOZA | University of La Rioja | Spain | Financial markets and institutions | sustainable finance | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Muhammad | Arif | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad | Pakistan | Corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting | corporate ESG disclosure | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Samuel Tawiah | Baidoo | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Ghana | International finance and cross-border transactions | Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yutong | Xie | The College of New Jersey | United States | Corporate finance and capital structure | Capital Structure | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Neha | Jain | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani | India | Others | Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zakir | Hossain | Coventry University, UK | United Kingdom | Corporate finance and capital structure | Insider Trading, Financial Reporting, Information asymmetry, and Accounting Quality. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Purnima | Rao | Fortune Institute of International Business | India | Financial markets and institutions | Stock Markets | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Bruno Emmanuel | ONGO NKOA | University of Yaoundé 2 | Cameroon | Financial markets and institutions | growth in African financial markets | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Giscard | ASSOUMOU ELLA | Omar Bongo University | Gabon | Financial markets and institutions | Financial macroeconomic | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abhishek | Sharma | Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya | India | Others | Computer Science / Cloud Computing / Security services | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Anis | Samet | American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Corporate governance and ethical issues in finance | CEO remuneration; Corporate Diversification | Best Researcher Award |