Perry Anderson
Professor, History and Sociology, UCLA

Siba Grovogui
Professor, Africana Studies & Research Center, Cornell University

David Harvey
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Huang Ping
Director General, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Director, Center for World Politics, CASS, China

Peter Jacobs
Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

Lu Aiguo
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of World Economies and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing

Vladimir Popov
Interregional Advisor, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations
Professor, Graduate School of International Business, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow

Wen Tiejun
Executive Dean, Institute of Advanced Studies for Sustainability, Renmin University of China
Executive Dean, Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China, Southwest University, Chongqing, China