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

Dr Subatra Jayaraj, Primary Care Reproductive Health Specialist and Honorary Secretary of Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malaysia

Leslie Lopez, Malaysian journalist & Author of 'The Siege Within'

Pav Gill, Founder and CEO, Confide Platform

Rozana Isa, Executive Director, Sisters In Islam

Charles Hector, Human Rights Activist and Coordinator, Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (MADPET)

Raymon Ram, Certified Fraud Examiner & Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Graymatter Forensic Advisory

Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, Criminologist and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya

James Nayagam, Chairman, Suriana Welfare Society

Alliff Benjamin Suhaimi, Partner, Thomas Philip

Steve Ahern, Speaker, Radiodays Asia & Organiser, Asia Podcast Awards

William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asia