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
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Smith personal finance expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Personal finance expert, finance consultant. | 3 | 3 |
| John Kaag professor of philosophy | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy and co-author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Mullan Professeur d'anglais, auteur | Selected | Academic | Professor of English and author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Tidd director general and investment director · HAMCO AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director and investment director in asset management. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan Coe author | Selected | Commentator | Author and fiction novelist. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan Eig biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, author of bestseller on King. | 3 | 3 |
| Jonathan White auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Future as a Political Idea', essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Josep Borrell président · CIDOB | Selected | Think tank | President of division, Achmea (insurance). | 3 | 3 |
| José Ignacio Conde-Ruiz Catedrático · Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Selected | Academic et Economist or consultant | Professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. | 3 | 3 |
| Julia Friedlander Geschäftsführerin · Atlantik-Brücke | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Atlantik-Brücke think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Kalle Lind auktoritet på popkultur | Selected | Commentator | Authority on pop culture, analytical commentary. | 3 | 3 |
| Karan Malhotra Nous Research | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Leibniz University Hannover | 3 | 3 |
| Karen Philippa Larsen forsker · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at DIIS, Danish institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Katriona O'Sullivan Dr · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Maynooth University, academic author. | 3 | 3 |
| Kit Yates senior lecturer | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer explicit university title. | 3 | 3 |
| Kristen R. Ghodsee professor in Russian and East European Studies · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor in Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania. | 3 | 3 |
| Krzysztof Wojczal | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and specialized blogger. | 3 | 3 |
| Laura Mae Martin Executive Productivity Advisor · Google | Selected | Economist or consultant | Google productivity advisor. | 3 | 3 |
| Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde directrice du Centre géopolitique des technologies · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director of Geopolitics of Technology Center at Ifri. | 3 | 3 |
| Laurens Ham auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on politics and culture non-fiction. | 3 | 3 |
| Leike van Oss Veranderkundigen | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of non-fiction book Wederopbouw. | 3 | 3 |
| Liaquat Ahamed author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book '1873', historical non-fiction work. | 3 | 3 |
| Liz Plank | Selected | Commentator | Canadian journalist, culture and gender analysis. | 3 | 3 |
| Loris Zanatta professore di Storia dell'America Latina · Università di Bologna | Selected | Academic | Professor of Latin American history at the University of Bologna. | 3 | 3 |
| Love Dalén biolog och professor · Stockholms universitet | Selected | Academic | Biologist and professor of evolutionary genetics at University of Stockholm. | 3 | 3 |
| Lucy Easthope Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 3 | 3 |
| Luís Aguiar-Conraria | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of economics at the University of Minho, commentator. | 3 | 3 |
| M. Taylor Fravel Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT. | 3 | 3 |
| Marc van Oostendorp hoogleraar Moderne Talen en Culturen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcin Faliński ppłk · Agencja Wywiadu | Selected | Former official | Former officer of Polish intelligence agency. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcus Bull author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical essays. | 3 | 3 |
| Marcus Gräser Historiker · Universität Linz | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Linz. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Dukaczewski były szef Wojskowych Służb Informacyjnych | Selected | Former official | Former head of Military Intelligence Services. | 3 | 3 |
| Marek Józefiak auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book Polska Rzeczpospolita Leśna. | 3 | 3 |
| Mariana Vieira da Silva | Selected | Former official | Minister of Portugal, positions ended end 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Marie-Françoise Bechtel présidente · Fondation ResPublica | Selected | Think tank | President of ResPublica Foundation, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Marlene Wind professor · Institut for Statskundskab, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at Institute for Political Science, Copenhagen. | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Weiss ancien ambassadeur · Autriche | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of Austria. | 3 | 3 |
| Martin Wikelski Prof. · Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie | Selected | Academic | Prof. Max-Planck-Institut. | 3 | 3 |
| Matthew Savill Director of Military Sciences · Rusi | Selected | Think tank | Director of Military Sciences at Rusi, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Maxime Bernier Canadian government official | Selected | Former official | Longtime Canadian government official, former official. | 3 | 3 |
| Merijn Oudenampsen doceert politicologie · UvA | Selected | Academic | Political science lecturer at UvA, teaches at university. | 3 | 3 |
| Michael McQueen bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author who analyzes organizational relevance for the general public. | 3 | 3 |
| Michał Rusinek Prof | Selected | Academic | Professor of literary studies at Jagiello. | 3 | 3 |
| Mitch Horowitz occult historian | Selected | Commentator | Writer specialized in occultism and esotericism. | 3 | 3 |
| Moira Donegan columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Guardian. | 3 | 3 |
| Moudhy Al-Rashid Dr | Selected | Academic | Doctor, Assyrologist at University of Oxford. | 3 | 3 |
| Mário Centeno | Selected | Former official et Economist or consultant | Minister of Finance, governor Bank of Portugal until 2025. | 3 | 3 |
| Mónica Amaral Ferreira presidente do Centro Europeu de Riscos Urbanos · CERU | Selected | Think tank | Presidente Centro Europeu Riscos Urbanos. | 3 | 3 |
| Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln Prof. Dr. h.c. · WZB | Selected | Academic | Professor at WZB (research center). | 3 | 3 |