Bunn Nagara, Honorary Fellow, Perak Academy

Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP

Tommy Xie, Head of Greater China Research, OCBC Bank

Lance Noble, Head, China Reality Research

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

Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NUS

H.E. Edgard Kagan, US Ambassador to Malaysia

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

Daniel Fernandez, Managing Editor, dsf.my

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

William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asia

Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities

Vijay Prashad, Director, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research

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