Associate Professor Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor of Political Science, International Islamic University Malaysia

Donovan Cheah, Lawyer

Michael Cucek, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, Temple University, Japan Campus

Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children

Aira Azhari, CEO, IDEAS Malaysia

William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asia

Dato' Sri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform)

H. E. Md. Shameem Ahsan, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia

Erica Tay, Director of Macro Research, Maybank Singapore

Michael Montesano, Associate Senior Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

James Gomez, Director, Asia Centre

Dr Ali Riaz, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Julia Roknifard, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, History and International Relations, University of Nottingham Malaysia

YB Hannah Yeoh, Segambut MP

Subin Dennis, Economist, Tricontinental Research (India)