Professor Peter McPhee, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Melbourne

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

Juliet Chin, activist and former ISA detainee

Professor Zaharom Nain, Author of the Malaysia Country Report, Reuters Institute's 2024 Digital News Report

Syahril Hanafiah, Auto Analyst, RHB Investment Bank

Mahadhir Aziz, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Shahnaz Al Sadat, Chairperson of LeapEd Services

Shukor Yusof, Founder & Primary Analyst, Endau Analytics

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Ooi Kok Hin, Executive Director, Bersih

Dhana Raj Markandu, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

Dr Ang U-Jin, Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Karim Bettache, Professor of Global Political Economy, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Nigel Wong, President, Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA)