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
589 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Sir Nick Carter Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff · UK Military | Selected | Former official | Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff. | 3 | 3 |
| Jan Egeland former UN humanitarian chief | Selected | Former official | Former UN humanitarian chief. | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Asselborn Ex-Außenminister · Gouvernement du Luxembourg | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister of Luxembourg. | 3 | 3 |
| Jeh Johnson former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcin Faliński ppłk · Agencja Wywiadu | Selected | Former official | Former officer of Polish intelligence agency. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Dukaczewski były szef Wojskowych Służb Informacyjnych | Selected | Former official | Former head of Military Intelligence Services. | 3 | 3 |
| Mariana Vieira da Silva | Selected | Former official | Minister of Portugal, positions ended end 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Weiss ancien ambassadeur · Autriche | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of Austria. | 3 | 3 |
| Maxime Bernier Canadian government official | Selected | Former official | Longtime Canadian government official, former official. | 3 | 3 |
| Mário Centeno | Selected | Former official et Economist or consultant | Minister of Finance, governor Bank of Portugal until 2025. | 3 | 3 |
| Othmar Karas ÖVP-Mandatar · Europaparlament | Selected | Former official | ÖVP Member of European Parliament, 25 years (former mandate). | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Scharre Former Pentagon defense expert · Pentagon | Selected | Former official | Former Pentagon defense expert. | 3 | 3 |
| Raymond Johansen tidligere byrådsleder | Selected | Former official | Former mayor. | 3 | 3 |
| Rose Gottemoeller Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO · Stanford University, NATO | Selected | Academic et Former official | Lecturer at Stanford University, former Deputy SG of NATO. | 3 | 3 |
| Sveinung Rotevatn | Selected | Former official | Former minister and MP, mandates ended 2025. | 3 | 3 |
| Ursula Plassnik Außenministerin a.D. | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 3 | 3 |
| Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Poland (ended 1997). | 3 | 3 |
| Ray McGovern former CIA analyst | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst. | 2 | 181 |
| Maria Wetterstrand | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag, positions ended 2010. | 2 | 44 |
| Maurizio Lupi Noi Moderati | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (end 2014-2015). | 2 | 17 |
| Michael Sahlin expert geopolitico · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Devine Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA operations · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA director and associate director of operations. | 2 | 15 |
| Ragnar Hatlem politisjef og Midtøsten-ekspert | Selected | Former official | Former police chief. | 2 | 14 |
| Olivier Véran ancien ministre de la Santé | Selected | Former official | Former Health Minister. | 2 | 12 |
| Robert Mood generalløytnant · FN | Selected | Former official | United Nations retired general. | 2 | 9 |
| Finian McGrath former TD and junior minister | Selected | Former official | Former TD and junior minister. | 2 | 8 |
| Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet minister, Labour peer. | 2 | 7 |
| Wolfgang Wodarg Arzt und ehemalige SPD-Gesundheitspolitiker | Selected | Former official | Former SPD politician in health, now physician. | 2 | 7 |
| Elsa Fornero economista | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Economist at University of Turin. | 2 | 6 |
| Helen MacNamara former top civil servant | Selected | Former official | Former top civil servant. | 2 | 6 |
| Tomas Eneroth | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Infrastructure Minister (end 2022). | 2 | 6 |
| Luciana Castellina | Selected | Former official | Former member of European Parliament. | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Bosch voormalig AIVD-medewerker · AIVD | Selected | Former official | Former AIVD agent (intelligence). | 2 | 5 |
| Jacques Wallage oud-informateur · PvdA | Selected | Former official | Former informant and PvdA figure (former politician). | 2 | 5 |
| Romano Prodi Presidente della Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli · Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli | Selected | Former official | Former President of European Commission, former PM of Italy. | 2 | 5 |
| Ketil Solvik-Olsen Samfunnsøkonom i Civita · Civita | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Socioeconomist at Civita, former deputy leader FrP. | 2 | 4 |
| Roman Polko generał · GROM | Selected | Former official | General, former GROM unit commander. | 2 | 4 |
| Laurent Combalbert ancien négociateur · RAID | Selected | Former official | Former RAID negotiator, police unit. | 2 | 4 |
| Antonio Sanz criminólogo · Andacrim | Selected | Former official | Former politician, Andalusia position. | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Clinton | Selected | Former official | President of US through end 2001, former head of state. | 2 | 4 |
| Luis Rueda Former CIA officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 2 | 4 |
| Nicolas Tenzer Géopolitologue | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist and geopolitician, former senior civil servant. | 2 | 4 |
| Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Selected | Former official | Former federal Justice Minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Sherri Goodman first Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security · U.S. Department of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Campbell physicist and consciousness researcher | Selected | Former official | Former federal representative and California minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Bogusław Samol generał broni · Wojsko Polskie | Selected | Former official | Polish army general in retirement. | 2 | 3 |
| Jorge Dezcallar exdirector del Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI) · CNI | Selected | Former official | Former director of National Intelligence Center. | 2 | 3 |
| Vincent Crouzet Ancien espion · DGSE | Selected | Former official | Former DGSE spy, former public official. | 2 | 3 |
| Zohar Palti former Head of the Political-Military Bureau · Israel's Ministry of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former head of political bureau at Israel's Defense Ministry. | 2 | 3 |
| Alejandro Inurrieta ex asesor de Vivienda · gobierno de Zapatero | Selected | Former official | Former housing advisor to Zapatero government. | 2 | 3 |