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

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

Samuel Tan, Executive Director, KGV International Property Consultants (Johor)

Thomas Daniel, Senior Fellow, ISIS Malaysia

Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Pro-Democracy Activist

Faisal Mahmud, freelance journalist

Ernee Ong, Co-founder, Bespoke Habitat

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG International

Jeremy Lim, Vice-President & Media Liaison, Persatuan Pemilik Restoran & Bistro

Lavanya Venkateswaran, Senior ASEAN Economist, OCBC Bank

Ong Kian Ming, Director, Philosophy Politics & Economics (PPE) Program at Taylor's University, Former Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

Elaine Pearson, Asia Director, Human Rights Watch