Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ)

Kris Cheng, Journalist, Voice of America

Sonny Swe, Founder, Frontier Myanmar

Nalini Elumalai, Senior Programme Manager, Article 19 (Malaysia)

Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister, Communications and Digital

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Daniel Bastard, Head of Asia-Pacific Desk, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Ding Jo-Ann, Advocate for Media Freedom and Independence & Principal (Asia), Luminate

Premesh Chandran, Co-founder & Former CEO, Malaysiakini

Malek Ali, Founder & Managing Director, BFM 89.9

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Zurairi A.R., Journalist

Dr Rachel Gong, Deputy Director, Khazanah Research InstitutePremesh Chandran, Co-founder and former CEO of Malaysiakini and Asia Pacific Executive Director of Open Society Foundations

Dr Benjamin Loh, Senior Lecturer, School of Media & CommunicationWathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism