• Matthew J. Wilson, Dean, Temple University Japan
  • Dan Sloan, Adjunct Professor at Temple University Japan; Reuters and Knight-Ridder veteran; graduate of Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Virginia; and current FCCJ president
  • Isabel Reynolds, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg, Japan; and former FCCJ president
  • David McNeill, professor at Sacred Heart, Tokyo; editor for Asia-Pacific Journal; reporter for “The Economist” (2012-20) and “The Independent” (2001-12); and member of the FCCJ Professional Activities Committee
  • Justin McCurry, panel moderator, is Japan and Korea correspondent for the “Guardian” and editor for the FCCJ’s flagship magazine, “Number 1 Shimbun.” He is also a published author.