Ahmet T. Kuru, Author, “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment”

James Gomez, Regional Director, Asia Centre

Assistant Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist and Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Dato' Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar, Chairman, Terengganu State Committee For Trade, Industry, Regional Development and Administration Wellbeing

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Kevin Brockland, Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures

Altaf Deviyati, Managing Director & Researcher, IMAN Research

Alexander Chia, Regional Head of Research, RHB Investment Bank

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore

Dr. Ross Tapsell, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University

Elina Noor, Director of Political-Security Affairs, Asia Society Policy Institute

Thomas Daniel, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

Izzah Ibrahim, Analyst, Foreign Policy and Security Studies programme, ISIS Malaysia

Dr James Gomez, Regional Director, Asia Center

Dr. James Dorsey, Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute