| Prof | ERNESTO | DE LA CRUZ NICOLÁS | CENIDET | Mexico | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Decheng | Yang | University of British Columbia | Canada | Excellence in Research |
| Prof. Dr | Miguel | Castro Fernández | Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana José Antonio Echeverría, Cujae | Cuba | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Evandro | Teixeira | University of Brasilia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wander | Borges | Agronomic Institute - IAC | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Deicy Carolina | Lozano | Universidad Nacional de Loja | Ecuador | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zichao | Li | Canoakbit Alliance Inc. | Canada | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Jaime | Gallardo-Alvarado | National Technological Institute of Mexico, Celaya Campus | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sebastián | Valencia | Universidad Católica de Santa María | Peru | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | BOLANLE | BABALOLA | UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN | Canada | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Merlin | Butler | University of Kansas Medical Center | United States | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Mr | Nischal | Oli | University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yi-Nan | Zhang | Scripps Research | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Man Hin Eve | Chan | Technological And Higher Education Institute Of Hong Kong (Thei) | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kalidas | Mainali | Eastern regional research center, Wyndmoor, PA, USA | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Efrain | Noa Yarasca | Texas A&M Agrilife | United States | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Anastasia | Kitsantas | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Britta | Hale | NPS | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Wissam | Mounzer | Stockholm University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Monika | Fleshner | University of Colorado Boulder | United States | Women Researcher Award |