William Pesek, Columnist with Nikkei Asia

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, Brown University

Brian Hioe, Co-Founding Editor, New Bloom Magazine

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

Dr Tricia Yeoh, CEO, IDEAS

Kusaaliny Mahendran, Councillor, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ)

Leena Rikkilä Tamang, Director for Asia and the Pacific, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

Dr Azmil Mohd Tayeb, Associate Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Eddin Khoo, Author, Rukunegara: A Brief Introduction

Sandy Clarke, Licensed Counsellor (Existential Therapy)

Robert Shapiro, Professor of Government, Columbia University

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

John Zogby, Founder, John Zogby Strategies

Dr Adrian Ang U-Jin, Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Robert Shapiro, Professor of Government, Columbia University