Darmain Segaran

Darmain is a technology lawyer with 15 years of experience, he currently leads the Technology and Commercial Advisory arm of Segaran Law Chambers in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 

Having handled pro bono cases relating to refugee rights and native land right, he continues to be involved in community-based initiatives, recognizing the critical role that education plays in the realignment of social structures. 

Besides legal practice , Darmain also conducts research into emerging questions of societal impact, accountability, and liability that arise from areas such as data protection and artificial intelligence.

Joanna Goh Xuan Hui

Joanna is a Penang-born doctoral degree candidate in medicine at Monash University. She is currently researching a remedy to control prevalent infectious diseases in aquaculture. Apart from science, her other passion is children’s education. She conducts community classes to nurture their spiritual qualities and love for knowledge. 

Joanna consciously fosters unity in every aspect of her life. She believes everyone can be a protagonist in transforming the world into a more just and united place by developing vibrant communities where the capacities of all, especially youth and children, are nurtured.

Dr. Temily Tianmay Tavangar

Temily is an applied anthropologist who works to enhance organizational culture in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. Formerly a journalist, she also publishes academic research on various aspects of Southeast Asian societies, including conceptions of knowledge, identity, and religion.

She received her PhD from the University of Hong Kong, and has held fellowships at Oxford and the National University of Singapore.

Penang holds a special place in Temily’s heart — it is where her ancestors’ journeys in Malaya began over a century ago, and where her children call home.

Vidyakaran Subramaniam

Vidya, a legal professional, is the Director of External Affairs for the Baháʼí Community of Malaysia. His role involves collaborating with various organisations to promote national unity and harmony, gender equality and youth empowerment.

Vidya is also a trainer and facilitator for the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, an international organization that explores concepts and processes for global peace and prosperity.

His interest includes contributing the broad national conversations on topcis usch as social cohesion, sustainable development, human rights and more.