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

Faraz Shauketaly, Colombo-based independent broadcaster and investigative journalist

Professor Dr P. Ramasamy, Former Perai state assemblyman, Former Penang deputy chief ministerDavid Marshel, Former Seberang Perai city councillor, co-host, Sembang Pokok

Dr Ong Kian Ming, Director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economy Programme at Taylor’s UniversityDatuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad, Associate Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia

Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Center of Malaysia

Shannon Teoh, Malaysia Bureau Chief, The Straits Times

John Zogby, Founder, John Zogby Strategies

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre

Andrew Ong, Editor, MalaysiakiniAidila Razak, Editor, MalaysiakiniOoi Koh Hin, Executive Director, Bersih

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research CentreJahabar Sadiq, Founder and Editor, The Malaysian Insight

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre

Halmie Azrie Abdul Halim, Research Executive, Democracy & Governance Unit at IDEAS

Gabrielle Marechaux, Southeast Asian correspondent, Radio France Internationale