Michael Kugelman, Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Centre

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NUS

John Zogby, Pollster and Founder, Zogby Strategies

Dr Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Maryam Ismail, Analyst, ISIS Malaysia

Dr. Lee Chee Leong, Senior Lecturer, Institute of China Studies, Universiti Malaya

P. Gunasegaram, Author of 1MDB: The Scandal that Brought Down a Government

Dr Frederick Kliem, Managing Director, Episteme Consultants

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

Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow, Lowy Institute