Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Southeast Asia Consortium, State University of New York at Albany

Adib Zalkapli, Political Analyst

Hannah Yeoh, Youth and Sports Minister

Kishore Mahbubani, Author, Living the Asian Century

Segar Jeyatsingh, CEO, Leaderonomics

Dr Ali Riaz, Professor​ at the Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University

Dr Wong Chin Huat, Political Scientist, Sunway University

Lilianne Fan, Director of Geutanyoe Malaysia, and Secretariat of the Malaysian Advisory on Myanmar (MAGM)

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

Mohd Nazari Ismail, Chairperson, BDS Movement Malaysia

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

Robert Lau, Former Senator

Thomas Fann, Chairperson, Bersih

Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre

Dr Halimah Ali, Kapar MP and Member of PAS Central Committee