Dr Benjamin Barton, Head of School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Donovan Cheah, Lawyer

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

Rozana Isa, Executive Director, Sisters In Islam

Dato' Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Secretary General, Bersatu

Dr Wong Chin Huat, Political Scientist, Sunway University

William Pesek, Columnist with Nikkei Asia

Subin Dennis, Economist, Tricontinental Research (India)

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

Dr Azmil Tayeb, Political Scientist, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania

Dr James M. Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Syaza Farhana Mohamad Shukri, Associate Professor, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute