John Zogby, Pollster and Founder, Zogby Strategies

Dr Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

H.E. Edgard Kagan, US Ambassador to Malaysia

Ganesha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Asia School of Business

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

Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago

Shereen Hazirah Hishamudin, Senior Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, Singapore Exchange (SGX)

Pushpan Murugiah, CEO, The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4)

Dr Juanita Vasquez Escallon, Chief of Social Policy, UNICEF | Zouhair Rosli, Deputy Director of Research, DM Analytics

Nina Adlan Disney, Managing Director, LeapEd Services

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

Simon Capp, Head of Residential Sales at British Land plc | Chong Shu Ling, Real Estate Agent, JLL (Malaysia)

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