Dr Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science, University of South Africa

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

Bethany Allen, Author of "Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World"

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Dr. Lee Chee Leong, Senior Lecturer, Institute of China Studies, Universiti Malaya

Gary Ng, APAC Economist, Natixis

Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas

Dr Azmil Tayeb, Political Scientist, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania

Zaid Malek, Director, Lawyers for Liberty

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Jean Encinas-Franco, Professor in the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines

Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS- Yusof Ishak Institute

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Made Supriatma, Journalist & Visiting Fellow, Indonesia Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairman, Parti Sosialis Malaysia