Vijay Prashad, Director, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research

Daniel Fernandez, Managing Editor, dsf.my

Dr Debbie Ling, Compassion Researcher & Educator

Gordon Fairclough, World Coverage Chief, Wall Street Journal

Peter Beattie, Political Economist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Sumedha Dasgupta, Senior Analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Ameer Alzalek, Head Chef & Owner, Leen’s Middle East Kitchen

Associate Professor Dr Fernando Casal Bertoa, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham UK

Abeer Barakat, Palestinian LecturerDatuk Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President, MERCY Malaysia

H.E. Dr. Peter Blomeyer, German Ambassador to Malaysia

James Rodgers, Author, Assignment Moscow: Reporting on Russia from Lenin to Putin

Devasheesh Bais, Fellow, Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP)

Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow, The Lowy Institute

Tahirah Banu Mohamed Ariff, Plastic Initiative Manager, WWF-Malaysia