Emmanuel Samarathisa, Journalist, The Malaysianist

Mr Aziff Azuddin, Political Researcher, IMAN Research

Dr Sheila Nair, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Northern Arizona UniversityDr Stephen Nuño-Perez, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Northern Arizona University

Lee Min Hui, Gender Consultant, United Nations Population Fund Malaysia

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South Initiative

James Nayagam, Chairman, Suriana Welfare Society

Professor Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Economist

Season Chee, ActorJane Tee, Actor

Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science, University of AlbanyOoi Kok Hin, Political Sociologist

Kenneth Cheng, Teoh Beng Hock Association For Democratic Advancement

Ben Suffian, Program director, Merdeka Centre