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

Angeline Tan, Researcher in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies Programme, ISIS Malaysia

Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global

Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow, Lowy Institute

Brian D. McFeeters, US Ambassador to Malaysia

Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute-Malaysia

Dr Adrian Ang, Research Fellow Coordinator of United States Programme, S S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Bunn Nagara, Independent Geopolitical Consultant and Honorary Research Fellow, The Perak Academy

Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University

Dr Guido Benny, Associate Professor, International Relations

Dr Pradeep Taneja, Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies, University of Melbourne

Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow, Stockholm World Forum