Dr Lau Zhe Wei, Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science, International Islamic University Malaysia

Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)

Dr Tara Beteille, Lead Economist & Program Leader (Human Development), World Bank

Ong Kian Ming, Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry

Emmanuel Samarathisa, Journalist and Founder, The Malaysianist

Jerald Joseph, Former Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)

Professor Zaharom Nain, EXCO Member, GERAK

Peter Beattie, Political Economist & Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Dr Frederik Holst, Associate Professor, Albukhary International University (AIU)

Jerry Goh, ASEAN Equities Investment Manager, ABRDN (Aberdeen)

Dr Shankaran Nambiar, Head of Research, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research

Gerald Feierstein, Senior Fellow on U.S. Diplomacy, Middle East Institute

Associate Professor Dr Ramesh Nair, Immediate Past President, Malaysian English Language Teaching AssociationDr Lee Su Kim, Author and Former Associate Professor, English Language Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Dr Azmil Tayeb, Political Scientist, Universiti Sains Malaysia