Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre

Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology

John Zogby, Founder, John Zogby Strategies

Dr Azmil Mohd Tayeb, Political Scientist and Associate Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Luis Fernando Angosto-Ferrández, Lecturer, Departments of Anthropology & Latin American Studies, The University of Sydney

Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri, Associate Dean, La Trobe University

Dr Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor, International Islamic University of Malaysia

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

William Pesek, Columnist with Nikkei Asia

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

Arinah Najwa Ahmad Said, Director, BowerGroupAsia

Maslina Abu Hassan, Program Officer, Anti Trafficking in Person Program, Tenaganita

Louw Nel, Senior Political Analyst, Oxford Economics

Dr Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science, University of South Africa

Grant Duncan, Independent Political Analyst