Dr. Mohd Fazli Abdul Aziz is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Development Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and a Master of Public Administration from Universiti Malaya, along with a Bachelor's and Diploma in Public Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA. Dr. Fazli brings extensive experience from both academia and public service. Prior to his academic appointment, he served in various capacities within the Malaysian government. At the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, he was attached to the Department of Climate Change, contributing to national initiatives on climate policy and sustainability strategies. He also held roles as Assistant Director at the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp Malaysia) under the Ministry of Local Government Development, and at the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU), Prime Minister's Department, where he was involved in project coordination, policy implementation, and strategic monitoring. His areas of expertise include Public Policy, Fiscal Administration, Public Sector Finance, Environmental Policy, and Qualitative Research Methods. He is actively engaged in teaching, research, and community-based initiatives that support evidence-based policy making and sustainable governance.

He is the Head of the Maritime Law, Policy and Governance Unit at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, both at Universiti Malaya. With over 11 years of experience in litigation, corporate law, and in-house practice, he has consistently been recognised for his performance excellence and contributions to the legal industry, particularly in dispute resolution within the commercial and corporate sectors, as well as in environmental law. He was recently appointed as an Expert for the Group of Experts on Ocean Literacy in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) under UNESCO. He has worked in legal practice and served as in-house counsel for a water company in Kuala Lumpur, where he held roles as a Regulator and Litigation Senior Associate. He subsequently joined Deloitte Malaysia, a Big Four firm, as a Senior Consultant in the Indirect Tax team. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the International Law of the Sea and Environmental Law. He also regularly provides consultancy services to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage and the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department.

Prof Dr Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria is an academician and clinician in geriatric emergency medicine (GEM). His main research areas are applying new ideas and concepts on the management of older persons in the emergency department. He is active in the GEM Special Interest Group (SIG) College of Emergency Physician Academy of Medicine Malaysia and represent the SIG at the International Federation Emergency Medicine (IFEM).