Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Dato' Dr Annabel Teh Gallop, Lead Curator of the Southeast Asia Section, The British Library

Baha Hilo, Palestinian Activist

Dr Anand Sachithanandan, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Co-Founder, Lung Cancer Network MalaysiaVinod Narayanan, Country President, AstraZeneca Malaysia

Leisa Tyler, co-founder of Kita Food FestivalDarren Teoh, co-founder of Kita Food Festival and Head Chef of Dewakan Restaurant

Joe Sidek, director, George Town Festival

Aaron Denison, Doctoral Candidate, Hiroshima University

Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi, Independent historian

Raymond Wong, Kebaya Designer, Rumah Kim Choo

H. E. Charles Hay, British High Commissioner to Malaysia

Thomas Ng

H. E. Ary Norton de Murat Quintella, Ambassador of Brazil to Malaysia

Lee Su-Feh, Dancer/ ChoreographerLee Ren Xin, Dance Artist, Five Arts Centre Malaysia

Hazen Audel

Violet Oon, Singapore Food Ambassador