Sharifah Hayaati Syed Ismail is a professor at the Department of Siasah Syar`iyyah (Islamic Political Science), Academy of Islamic Studies, the University of Malaya, after beginning her career as an assistant lecturer in 1992. She received a Bachelor of Sharia with First Class Honours from the University of Malaya in 1992, a Master of Comparative Laws from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1994, and a PhD in Administration and Policy Studies from the University of Bristol in England (1999). Her primary research interests include Islamic governance, non-governmental organisations, halal governance, integrity, and women's leadership. She was appointed to many administrative roles at the university, including deputy director of undergraduate studies, head of department, and UM panel for SLAB/SLAI. She was appointed Honorary Professor of Infrastructure University Malaysia from October 2022 to October 2023. She is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the Islamic University Sultan Sharif Ali, Brunei Darussalam, for one semester from January to Mei 2023. She published over 300 works, including books, journals (WoS; Scopus, Mycite & International referred journals) chapters in books, Guidelines and newspapers. Her recent publications include Halal Governance, UM Press (2024), Virtual Civil Society in Malaysia: Challenge and Continuity (Eds.), UUM Press (2024), Islam & Governance in Malaysia (Eds.), University Malaya Press (2022), Civil Society in Malaysia: Issue and Challenges (Eds.), University Technology Mara Press (2022) Islam & Dynamics Civil Society in Malaysia (Eds.), University Malaya Press (2021), Effective Governance, Politics & Quality from Islam and Contemporary Perspectives, University Malaya Press (2020), ISO 9000 Quality Manual: Its Application in Civil Service, UPNM Press (2018).Due to her expertise and experience, she is appointed by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and the University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) as an external assessor for the Associate Professor position. She has supervised over 40 postgraduates at the Master's and Doctoral levels in Islamic Political Science. She frequently chaired a PhD and master's board of committees and seminars besides being appointed as an external and internal examiner. She has been a Chief Editor for the International Journal of Islam & Contemporary Affairs from 2019 to the present and an editorial board member in several local and international journals. In recognition of her insights, she has been elected as a panel and government think-tank in several national committees and projects including as a Taskforce for Shariah-based Governance Guidelines, Prime Minister Office, National Project on Maqasid Sharia Index, Syariah Advisor to TV al-Hijrah and Syariah Panel Advisor to the University of Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Appointment and Disciplinary Panel for Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia (YaPEIM), Head of Research Cluster on Women & Social Affairs, YADIM Management and Research Centre, 2020-to present, Chairperson National Panel for Issues on Muslim Women (PISWI) 2019-2021 and expert panel for leadership document Qawwam (JAKIM) 2022. Her most recent research project with Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) resulted in the successful production of a Technical Report and National Guideline for Handling Mental Health Due to Work-Family Issues During the Pandemic and Endemic COVID-19 in Malaysia based on the Dakwah Approach 2022, a blueprint for National Dakwah Plan, (YADIM grant) 2021, and a Modul for Asnaf Development (MAIW (MAIWP, DBKL & UMCARES grant) 2020. At the international level, she was awarded a fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, the University of Oxford. The research was on Islamic governance in Muslim institutions in Britain. The research was granted under the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU Titular Fellowship) and the University Malaya Study Leave Award in 2015. In 2007, she received a Fulbright Visiting Specialist award that sent her to Batavia, New York. Numerous times, she was invited to participate as a keynote speaker and plenary speaker, as well as for professional sharing. Among the most recent and noteworthy is the invitation from the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and being a Malaysian delegate to the International Women Summit in Istanbul in 2018, where she delivered a paper on Islam & women's leadership and work-family balance in Malaysia. She is actively involved as the Principal Investigator (PI) and expert advisor in her field. She received more than 10 research grants for various studies from local, international, and industrial bodies. Including the Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS), University Malaya Research Grant (UMRG & UMCares), International Islamic University Malaysia (Puncak Niaga Holdings), Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia (YaPEIM), Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM), FAA Consultancy, and Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia (SUHAKAM). She was recognised and awarded Pingat Johan Mahkota Wilayah (JMW) in 2019 and Pingat Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) in 2012. While in Dakwah & Charity work, she was awarded Anugerah Tokoh Maulidur Rasul Wilayah Persekutuan, 2018, Tokoh Maulidur Rasul Kebangsaan, 2015, Anugerah Daie Ilmuan Wanita, TV al-Hijrah, 2022, and Anugerah Pendakwah Negara (Sahabat YADIM) Kategori Ilmuan 2024.

NG Boon Kwee obtained his PhD in Technological Innovation Management from Universiti Malaya in 2011. With over 20 years of university teaching experience, he is a dynamic educator specializing in technological innovation management, technology entrepreneurship, science policy, industrial S&T policy, and science diplomacy. His research is at the forefront of Policy and Management of Science and Technology, focusing on industrial science and technology policies, cluster innovation, innovation for inclusive development, grassroots innovation, and social innovation. His publications underscore the critical roles of social networks and embeddedness in national and regional innovation systems. Recognized for his expertise, Dr. NG has served as a consultant for esteemed international and national agencies, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Development Research Centre Canada (IDRC), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Ministry of Economy, and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). In 2019, he was a full-time seconded Experienced Researcher at Bocconi University and UNU-MERIT under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange programme. His accolades include the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2019-2020), the Grassroots Science Advice Promotion Award (2023) from the International Network for Governmental Science Advice Asia Regional Chapter (INGSA-Asia), and Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affair (MOFA) Fellowship 2025. Currently, he is the Associate Editor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TFSC) and serves on the Editorial Board of the Asian Journal of Technology Innovation (AJTI). He was also the Head of Department of Science and Technology Studies (2020-2025) and the steering committee member of National Collaborative Networks of Science Centres of Malaysia since 2023-2025. 

  Professor Hany Ariffin  is  Professor of Paediatrics and Head of the Division of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). She also heads the Biobank Unit in the Faculty of Medicine, UM.  Her main research interest is childhood leukaemia and she has been the Malaysian lead for the Malaysia-Singapore (MASPORE) Leukaemia Study Group since 2003. Her other research areas include childhood cancer survivorship, stem cell transplantation and inherited cancers, particularly related to mutations in the tumour suppressor gene, TP53. In 2015, she won the Anugerah Akademik Negara award and in 2018 received the Distinguished Researcher Award from University Malaya. Professor Hany is chairperson of the paediatric oncology accreditation committee for the National Specialist Register and a past president of the Malaysian Society of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology. She is also the chairperson of the VIVA-Asia Bone Marrow Transplantation Consortium for 2024/2025. Professor Hany is an Associate Editor for Technology in Cancer Reseach &Treatment (Tumour Biology) and Frontiers in Oncology (Paediatric Oncology).