Dr Reena Rajasuriar is a Clinical Pharmacist by training and an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, University Malaya (UM).  She also holds an adjunct position as a Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, Australia.  She leads the research unit at the Department of Medicine, UM and is Head of the Immunotherapeutics Laboratory (ITL), a core immunology research laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine, UM.    Dr Rajasuriar completed her PhD in Immunogenetics at Monash University, Australia and now leads a translational research program in HIV and Aging at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA).  Her training as a clinical and basic scientist has afforded Dr Rajasuriar the expertise to perform multidisciplinary research spanning basic, clinical and implementation studies.  Her research focuses on understanding drivers of accelerated aging in people living with HIV and its interaction with functional aging outcomes.  She is also invested in understanding how integrated HIV care can best be implemented in resource limited settings to promote healthy aging.   Dr Rajasuriar has published extensively on the intersection of HIV and aging, and is an international leader in advancing the knowledge in this field, having delivered multiple plenaries at international forums, co-authored multiple opinion pieces and viewpoints as well as contributed to the development of consensus statements around this subject matter.  Together with members of her team, she was instrumental in developing the first ECHO training program on HIV and Aging for the Asia Pacific region to advance capacity building for health professionals providing care for people with HIV.  She is also the Principal Investigator of the only HIV and aging cohort in the Asia Pacific region studying aging from a multidimensional perspective, with over a decade of follow up (2014-2024).   Dr Rajasuriar’s work is funded by various national and international funding bodies including the National Institutes of Health, US, the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.  She has received multiple accolades including the Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship (2015), the Loreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Malaysia Fellowship (2016), the IAS Research-for-Cure Academy Fellowship (2018), the CIRA International Visiting Fellowship to Yale (2019), the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2023) and most recently, the Fulbright Malaysian Scholar Award (2024). 

Dr. Asmak Ab Rahman is  Professor at the Department of Shariah and Economics, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM). She holds a PhD in Islamic Economics, along with a Master's and a Bachelor's in Shariah from UM. As an expert in Islamic economics and finance, Dr. Asmak's research spans various areas, with a particular focus on Islamic insurance, Islamic finance,Islamic banking,  Islamic social finance, and Shariah. Throughout her career, Dr. Asmak has held prestigious positions. She served as the Head of the Department of Shariah and Economics at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. Currently, she is a Committee member of the Universiti Malaya Zakah Fund. She also contributes her expertise as a Managing Editor for the faculty journal, Shariah Journal. Her expertise has been widely recognized by the Islamic finance industry, and she currently serves as a Shariah Committee member for Affin Islamic Bank Berhad, FWD Takaful, and Permodalan Usahawan Nasional Berhad. Previously, she was appointed as a Shariah Committee member for Tabung Haji, Ambank Islamic, SME Bank, Hong Leong MSIG Takaful and BIMB Investment. Asmak is a prolific scholar with numerous publications in books, book chapters, and journals. Higher Education Finance and Islamic Endowments is the title of her most recent book, which Routledge has published. Her Scopus H Index is 13, and her Web of Science (WOS) H Index is 11. She has secured various research grants from the government and industry. Under her supervision, she has successfully guided 32 PhD students, who are now serving various institutions locally and internationally. She is a member of the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS) and the International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE). Additionally, she is a registered Shariah Advisor with the Securities Commission of Malaysia.

Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Malaya with 9 years of clinical experience. Completed Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Clinical Dentistry (MClindent) in Restorative Dentistry from Universiti Malaya. Key academic and research interests include dental materials, digital dentistry, and operative dentistry. Actively involved in research and academic presentations, with several awards received for oral and poster presentations at national and international conferences. Currently serving as Secretary for the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Malaysian Section (2024–2026), contributing to the advancement of dental research and professional collaboration.