| Dr | BOLANLE | BABALOLA | UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN | Canada | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jaime | Gallardo-Alvarado | National Technological Institute of Mexico, Celaya Campus | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zichao | Li | Canoakbit Alliance Inc. | Canada | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Wander | Borges | Agronomic Institute - IAC | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Evandro | Teixeira | University of Brasilia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Raymundo | Munoz | Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua | Mexico | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Clement | Yedjou | Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Marwa | Ghanem | Suez Canal University, Egypt | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | David | Dean | The Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Joseph | Panetta | Fox Chase Cancer Center | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | hanan | habbi | oakland university | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | constanza | Baquedano | Universidad del desarrollo | Chile | Best Researcher Award |