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

Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research, ANZ Bank

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist

Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB

Dr Carmelo Ferlito, CEO, Center for Market Education

P. Gunasegaram, Independent Business Writer

Julia Roknifard, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, History and International Relations, University of Nottingham Malaysia

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Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management

Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science, University of AlbanyOoi Kok Hin, Political Sociologist

Segar Jeyatsingh, CEO, Leaderonomics

Nischal Ranjinath Muniandy, Senior Executive of Research, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

Gary Ng, APAC Economist, Natixis

Koh King Kee, President, Centre for New Inclusive Asia