Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
1,846 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baiba Braže Minister of Foreign Affairs · Latvia | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Balázs Orbán MP | Excluded | Serving politician | MP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Kathmann kamerlid · GroenLinks-PvdA | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbro Westerholm läkaren | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish MP, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Gabby Bertin Conservative peer | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Conservative peer and former party chair · Conservative Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Andrews | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Heneghan Independent TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart van den Brink Tweede Kamerlid · CDA | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Second Chamber (incumbent deputy). | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Arłukowicz Europoseł KO | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP (European deputy in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Rutkowski komandor podporucznik rezerwy · Orla Straż | Excluded | Serving politician | Military reserve officer, association founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Beate Meinl-Reisinger Außenministerin · NEOS | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister (minister in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Beate Skretting ordfører · Grimstad kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Beatrice Lorenzin Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic Party politician, no specific function. | 1 | 1 |
| Beatriz Díaz Morueco alcaldesa de Casillas · Casillas | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor (female) in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Jamal director · Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | NGO campaign Director, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben LaBolt White House Communications Director | Excluded | Serving politician | White House Communications Director, current political position. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Wikler chairman · Wisconsin Democratic Party | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Wisconsin Democratic Party, political leader in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedikt Roos Armeechef · Armée suisse | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of Swiss army in office, current authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin Dirx député Ensemble pour la République de Saône-et-Loire · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving at French National Assembly. | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin Netanjahu Premierminister · Israël | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Israel in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Israel, political position. | 1 | 1 |
| Benoît Payan maire PS · Marseille | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Marseille in office, elective position. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard DELCROS Sénateur Union Centriste · Cantal | Excluded | Serving politician | Centrist Union Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Jomier Sénateur | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Baumann Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer · AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentary Secretary of AfD, political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Sommer Erster Bürgermeister · Klosterstadt Waldsassen | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office of Waldsassen. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Moreno candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Engelaar ABVV-topman · ABVV | Excluded | Serving politician | Union director, ABVV. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Emmerling Neos | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Neos, Austrian political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Stark-Watzinger stellvertretende FDP-Vorsitzende, Ex-Bildungsministerin · FDP | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President FDP in office, former minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Albracht Secret Service Agent · Secret Service | Excluded | Serving politician | Secret Service agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Essayli First Assistant U.S. Attorney · Central District of California | Excluded | Serving politician | Magistrate, US attorney assistant. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hagerty Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Slim commander | Excluded | Serving politician | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Binyamin Netanyahu Prime Minister · Israel | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister israélien, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Bishop Gene Robinson Episcopal Bishop | Excluded | Serving politician | Bishop. | 1 | 1 |
| Björn Höcke AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | AfD politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Björn Kullander SKR | Excluded | Serving politician | SKR, railway historian and fiction author according to Wikidata. | 1 | 1 |
| Björn Soknes Åklagare · Norge | Excluded | Serving politician | Official prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Bjørn Fauchald kommunedirektør · Vestre Toten kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Municipal director, local authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Bjørn Gimming leder · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of agricultural association. | 1 | 1 |
| Bjørn T. Grydeland EU-ambassadør · ESA | Excluded | Serving politician | Former Ambassador, currently a leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Blaise Seguin colonel commandant du 31e régiment du génie · Ministère des Armées | Excluded | Serving politician | Active military colonel. | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Hines | Excluded | Serving politician | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Brooks candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Mulholland Democratic Party strategist and super-delegate | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic Party strategist and super-delegate, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Rommel State Rep. · Florida | Excluded | Serving politician | Florida state rep., politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bodo Ramelow Bundestagsvizepräsident · Die Linke | Excluded | Serving politician | Bundestag vice president Die Linke, in office. | 1 | 1 |