Anand Pathmakanthan, Head of Regional Equity Research, Maybank Investment Banking GroupSteve Larson, Portfolio Manager, Principal Group

Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children

Dr Nurzhafarina Othman, Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Director, Seratu Aatai

Dr Justin Vaughn, Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University

Dr Ali Riaz, President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Dr Niaz Asadullah, Professorial fellow, North South University in Bangladesh

Aaron Denison, Doctoral Candidate, Hiroshima University

Dr Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Rajes Paul, Sports Journalist, The Star

Ong Johnson, Partner, Halim Hong & QuekLo Khai Yi, Partner, Halim Hong & Quek

Michael Kugelman, Director, Wilson Center's South Asia Institute

Dr Oh Si Eun, Principal Adviser, Pacific Research Centre

Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research, ANZ Bank

Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG International

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist