Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre

Dr Rainbow Murray, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London

Dato' Professor Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Cliff Lim, Director of Risk & Compliance, Southeast Asia, Dow Jones

Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London

Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Transport Consultant and Founder of Agyl & Partners

Philip See, Presenter, Morning Run

Samantha Chong, Human Rights Lawyer & Drug Policy Reform Advocate

Jerald Joseph, Chair, CSO Platform for Reform

William Pesek, Columnist with Nikkei Asia

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow of Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Professor Peter McPhee, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Melbourne

Yoko Kubota, Beijing Deputy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Senior Advisor on Tax Policy, KPMG