Dato' Professor Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Peter T. C. Chang, Deputy Director of the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya

Yoko Kubota, Beijing Deputy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal

Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO, Vanda Insights

Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy, VFS Group

Dr Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Angeline Tan, Analyst, Foreign Policy and Security Studies Programme, ISIS Malaysia

Collins Chong Yew Keat, Foreign Affairs, Security and Strategy Analyst, Universiti Malaya

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

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

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

William Pesek, Columnist, Nikkei Asia