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

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

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

Steven Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors

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

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Derick Becker, political scientist

Adib Zalkapli, Political Analyst

Alia Ali, Founder, Awareness Against Suicide

Faraz Shauketaly, Colombo-based independent broadcaster and investigative journalist

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

James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre

Philip See, Presenter, Morning Run