Dr Mishra, Associate Professor at the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Saraventhiran Neelamalai, Event Manager, Nattukoothu Festival | Faizal Ashraf Azhar, Head of Arts and Cultural Management Programme, National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA)

Arvinder Singh Raina, Festival Founder, Owner, Bhai Mardana Sangeet Academy (BMSA) | Harsimran Singh Raina, Festival Co-organiser and Project Manager, Bhai Mardana Sangeet Academy (BMSA)

Dr Dhanya Thurairajah, Festival Director, Temple of Fine Arts | Kishore Krishnan, Production Director, Temple of Fine Arts

William Dalrymple, Historian

Asma Khan, Founder, Darjeeling Express

Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

Srimathi Meera Venugopal, Principal and Co-founder, Bharatha Kalanjalii Malaysia | Rajdessh Gopal, Director, Bharatha Kalanjalii Malaysia

Karthik Krishnasamy, Director, TAPAS Malaysia

Dr Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor at the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Dr Ramaswami Balasubramaniam, Chairperson of the Social Stock Exchange Advisory Committee , Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Priyanka Kishore, Director and Principal Economist, Asia Decoded

Dr Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor, Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Sanjay Mathur, Chief Economist for Southeast Asia and India, ANZ Bank

Kasthuri Patto, Deputy Secretary for International Affairs, DAP