| Mohamed ARIFF | Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia |
| CHIA Siow Yue | Director and CEO, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore |
| Keiko CHINO | Editorial Writer, Sankei Shimbun, Japan |
| Jesus P. ESTANISLAO | Professor, University of Asia and the Pacific; Former Secretary of Finance and Secretary of Economic Planning; Former Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, Philippines |
| Paul EVANS | Professor, University of British Columbia; Asia Pacific Security Dialogue and Research Monitor Project Director, Canada |
| Yoichi FUNABASHI | Columnist, Asahi Shimbun, Japan |
| Norio FURUSHIMA | Assistant Director, Intellectual Exchange Division, Asia Center, The Japan Foundation, Japan |
| Phillip H. GIBSON | New Zealand Ambassador to Japan; Former Chief Executive, Asia 2000 Foundation, New Zealand |
| HAN Sung-Joo | Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Korea |
| Stuart HARRIS | Professor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia |
| Carolina G. HERNANDEZ | President, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Philippines |
| Makoto IOKIBE | Professor, Kobe University, Japan |
| Mohamed JAWHAR bin Hassan | Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia |
| KAO Kim Hourn | Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Cambodia |
| KIM Dalchoong | President, The Sejong Institute, Korea |
| Toshihiko KINOSHITA | Asian Economic Advisor, Japan |
| Ryosei KOKUBUN | Professor, Keio University, Japan |
| Morisada MAESHIRO | Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan |
| Charles MORRISON | President, The East-West Center, U.S. |
| Tsuneo OSHIRO | Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan |
| Toshiro OZAWA | Acting Director, The Japan Institute of International Affairs, Japan |
| V.A. Pai PANANDIKER | President and Chief Executive, Centre for Policy Research, India |
| Paw Lwin SEIN | Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar |
| Hadi SOESASTRO | Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia |
| Paul STARES | Director of Studies, Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan |
| SUCHIT Bunbongkarn | Judge, Constitutional Court; Former Chairman, Institute of Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| Suphat SUPHACHALASAI | Lecturer, Thammasat University, Thailand |
| Takeshi TAKANO | Associate Professor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan |
| Kurayoshi TAKARA | Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan |
| Simon TAY | Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs; Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore |
| Jusuf WANANDI | Member of the Board of Directors, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia |
| WANG Jisi | Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science |
| Chaleune WARINTHRASAK | Director-General, Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Laos |
| Koji WATANABE | Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange, Japan; Executive Advisor, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) |
| Tadashi YAMAMOTO | President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
| ZHANG Yunling | Director, Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China |