Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

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

John S. Jackson, Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Dhana Raj Markandu, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

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

Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist, OCBC

Wong Yoon Loong, executive director, National Council for the Blind, Malaysia

Assistant Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist and Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Dr James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore