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

Dr Ali Riaz, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Barathi Selvam, Senior Research Officer, Women's Aid Organisation

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

Pushpan Murugiah, CEO, the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4)

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

Jason Tower, Myanmar Country Director, United States Institute of Peace

David H. Shinn, Adjunct Professor at Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University & Former US Diplomat

Mahi Ramakrishnan, Founder, Beyond BordersSimraatraj Kaur Dhillon, Research & Advocacy Analyst, Bait Al Amanah

Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires, Ukrainian Embassy