| Dr. Shashi THAROOR |
Honorable Minister of State for External Affairs, Govt. of India |
| Dr. Arjun SENGUPTA |
Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) / Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Ms. L. K. PONAPPA |
Vice Chairperson, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) / Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Mr. P.K. DASH, Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India |
| Dr. Biswajit DHAR |
Director-General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
| Dr. Ram Upendra DAS |
Senior Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
| Mr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA |
Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) / (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan) |
| Dr. Shujiro URATA |
Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University |
| Mr. Noriyuki MITA |
Director, Economic Partnership Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan |
| Mr. Naoyuki HARAOKA |
Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) |
| Mr. Takeshi FUJIMOTO |
Executive Director, JETRO Singapore / Regional Representative (East Asia), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan |