Alric Lee is the Founder and Executive Director of Lady Liberty Hong Kong, a group he established during the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests to champion Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Based in Tokyo, he has led global art exhibitions and advocacy campaigns that amplify the voices of Hongkongers abroad.

Aung Khant Kyaw is an multidisciplinary artist based in Yangon. He makes comics and is currently working on a fictional world-building project. Previously, he was an academically trained painter, an art writer, an art teacher, and a host of a self-run artists group. He is interested in many areas interconnected with his art practice, including world mythology (gods, humans, metahumans, demigods, bestiary, world buildings, demons, angels, vehicles, polytheism), lores, dramas, folktales, science fictions, politics, and rural/industrial architecture.

Frances Rudgard is the Director of Mekong Cultural Hub, as well as working with MCH’s affiliated organisations Living Arts International, and Cambodian Living Arts. Her role covers strategy, programming, partnerships, finance and organisational development. She has been working in the culture and arts sector in Asia since 2011, and is motivated by her personal and professional experiences witnessing arts transforming individuals and communities. Her objective is to serve artists and cultural organisations by supporting them to access support, networks and resources both through direct initiatives of MCH, LAI and CLA or through working towards systemic and policy shifts. She would like to see culture and arts increasingly recognised for the role it plays in civil society in Asia, and is committed to building partnerships with people and organisations from other sectors who are interested in the challenge of finding new ways to work together using culture and creativity as strategic approaches towards common visions for change. Prior to joining LAI, Frances worked for a social enterprise providing low-cost consultancy services to grassroots NGOs in Cambodia, which is how she first connected with Cambodian Living Arts and ended up joining the team. She lived in Phnom Penh for nearly 10 years before returning to the UK in 2019 to be closer to family. She serves on the Board of SAVVY Theatre, an inclusive theatre company based in Croydon, UK and is currently training to be an IFC certified coach.

Manojna Yeluri (Manu) is the Asia Regional Representative for ARC and a lawyer specializing in artist rights, entertainment, and intellectual property rights. Additionally, Manojna is the founder of Artistik License, a legal consultancy catering to independent artists and creative practitioners. She is also a co-founder of the initiative “Contracts for Creators.” Manojna holds a law degree from the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, India. She furthered her legal education by obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Rights Law from the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, USA. Manojna has co-authored notable publications, including “Arresting Art: Repression, Censorship, and Artistic Freedom in Asia.” and “Connecting the Dots: Artist Protection & Artistic Freedom in Asia,” reports published by ARC in collaboration with the Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA).