Ira Porter, Journalist, The Monitor

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

Sharmilla Ganesan, writer, journalist, and arts & culture critic

Cédric Alviani, Director, RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau

Gordon Fairclough, World Coverage Chief, Wall Street Journal

Mahi Ramakrishnan, Founder, Beyond Borders

Kelly Koh, Programme Officer , Sinar Project

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre For Independent Journalism (CIJ)

Ushar Daniele, Independent Journalist

Reta Lee, Editor, "The Stories Women Journalists Tell"

Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor of Media and Communications, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Cape Diamond, Journalist

Tehmina Kaoosji

Ding Jo-Ann, Advisor, Centre for Independent Journalism

Louisa Lim, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Danilo Arao, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of the Philippines