Dr. Lai Siow Li's research interests lie in the field of fertility trends and differentials in three ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. She obtained her doctoral degree from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya. She also graduated from University of Malaya with an MA degree in Applied Statistics in 2011 and a BA degree in Economics in 2009.

Peter McDonald is Emeritus Professor of Demography in the Crawford School of Public Policy. He was President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) for the years, 2010-2013. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and an inaugural Public Policy Fellow of the ANU. He is frequently consulted on the issue of population futures (causes, consequences and policies) by governments around the world, especially in Australia, Europe and East Asia. In 2008, he was appointed as a Member in the Order of Australia.