Ooi Kok Hin, Political Researcher

Emmanuel Samarathisa, Journalist, The Malaysianist

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

Steven Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors

Associate Professor Dr Sabariah Mohamed Salleh, Head of Programme, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, UKM

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

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

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

Onysha Boak, Programme Officer, Project Liber8

Bunn Nagara, Director and Senior Fellow, BRI Caucus for Asia-Pacific & Honorary Fellow, Perak Academy

Jerry Goh, ASEAN Equities Investment Manager, ABRDN (Aberdeen)

Ro Nay San Lwin, Rohingya Activist

Cheam Tat Inn, Managing Director, Equinix Malaysia

Celine Lim, Managing Director, SAVE Rivers

Rev Dr. Munther Isaac, Palestinian Christian Theologian and Activist