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

James Gomez, Director, Asia Centre

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

Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Radzi Razak, Spokesperson, Gerakan Media Merdeka (GERAMM)

Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children

Dr Justin Vaughn, Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University

Dr Ali Riaz, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Dr Niaz Asadullah, Professorial fellow, North South University in Bangladesh

Aaron Denison, Doctoral Candidate, Hiroshima University

Dr Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Rajes Paul, Sports Journalist, The Star

Ong Johnson, Partner, Halim Hong & QuekLo Khai Yi, Partner, Halim Hong & Quek

Michael Kugelman, Director, Wilson Center's South Asia Institute