Dr Cristine De Clercy, Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership , Trent University

Dr Paul Williams, Associate Professor of Politics and Journalism, Griffith University

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre

Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director, Tindak Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr Syaza Shukri, Department Head of Political Science and Madani Studies , IIUM

Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, Director, Vriens & Partners

Bawani Kaniapan, PSM Candidate for Ayer Kuning

James Gomez, Regional Director of the Asia Centre

Dato' Abdul Majid Khan, Former Ambassador of Malaysia to the People’s Republic of China, President of Malaysia-China Friendship Association

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

Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute in Beijing, Chairman, Asian Narratives

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser , Pacific Research Centre

Dr Azmi Hassan, Political Analyst and Senior Fellow at the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research

Professor Donald Leslie Baker, Professor in the Asian Studies Department , University of British Columbia