Dr Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Science, University of South Africa

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

Bethany Allen, Author of "Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World"

Dr Azmi Hassan, Senior Fellow, Nusantara Academy of Strategic Research

Philip Yeoh, Transfer Pricing Executive Director, Deloitte

Andrew Khoo, Human Rights Lawyer

Dr. Lee Chee Leong, Senior Lecturer, Institute of China Studies, Universiti Malaya

S. Arutchelvan, Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia

Dr Tricia Yeoh, CEO, IDEAS

Gary Ng, APAC Economist, Natixis

Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas

Adib Zalkapli, Independent Political Analyst

Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia

Danesh Prakash Chako, Director, Tindak Malaysia

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