Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Geier Journalist · BR | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist BR (science journalist). | 2 | 14 |
| Agata Szczęśniak OKO.press | Selected | Commentator | OKO.press, investigative news and analysis media. | 2 | 14 |
| Ragnar Hatlem Political chief and Middle East expert | Selected | Former official | Former police chief. | 2 | 14 |
| Tomasz Bielecki | Selected | Commentator | Journalist at Polityka Insight, political analysis media. | 2 | 14 |
| Carl Kinsella Columnist and Author · TheJournal.ie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 13 |
| Fanny Bouton Head of the startup program · OVHCloud | Excluded | Business executive | Startup program director at OVHCloud, company executive. | 2 | 13 |
| Stijn Decock Journalist · De Standaard | Selected | Commentator | Economy journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 13 |
| Ulf Zander Professor of history · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Lund University. | 2 | 13 |
| Gastón Giribet | Selected | Academic | Professor and researcher, University of Buenos Aires. | 2 | 13 |
| Hans de Jongh Mobility editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Selected | Commentator | Mobility editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 2 | 13 |
| Rakel Haugen Strand Commentator · Aftenposten | Selected | Commentator | Commentator and legal commentator at Aftenposten, legal analyst. | 2 | 13 |
| Jonas Kristiansen Nøland Professor · NTNU | Selected | Academic | Professor at NTNU. | 2 | 13 |
| Giuseppe Vaciago Avv. · 42 Law Firm | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at 42 Law Firm. | 2 | 13 |
| Philippe Roger Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. | 2 | 13 |
| Mary McCarthy Columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Independent. | 2 | 13 |
| Xavier Hélary Historian | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian at Paris-Sorbonne University. | 2 | 13 |
| Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor · The Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Personal Finance Editor at Irish Independent. | 2 | 12 |
| Peter Bennesved Intellectual historian · Umeå University | Selected | Academic | Historian of ideas at Umeå University. | 2 | 12 |
| Sébastien Lalevée Chief executive officer · Financière Arbevel | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director of Financiere Arbevel. | 2 | 12 |
| Ana França Journalist · Expresso | Selected | Commentator | Commentator for Expresso. | 2 | 12 |
| Erik Bruce Chief strategist · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Researcher and Chief Analyst at Nordea Wealth Management. | 2 | 12 |
| Heather Grabbe Senior fellow · Bruegel | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Bruegel think tank. | 2 | 12 |
| Wilfrid Galand Director and strategist · Montpensier Finance | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director and strategist at Montpensier Finance. | 2 | 12 |
| Federico Rampini Speaker | Selected | Commentator | Speaker and correspondent, analyzes current events at festivals. | 2 | 12 |
| Daniel Røed-Johansen Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Analysis journalist, analysis journalist. | 2 | 12 |
| Floris van Straaten Journalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Middle East editor. | 2 | 12 |
| Raquel Vaz Pinto Commentator and researcher · Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Female professor at Nova University and commentator. | 2 | 12 |
| Cassia Rowland | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Government. | 2 | 12 |
| Govert Buijs Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., explicit academic title. | 2 | 12 |
| Ken Van Weyenberg Analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst. | 2 | 12 |
| Michael Hampe Professor of philosophy · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy, ETH Zurich. | 2 | 12 |
| Olivier Véran Former Minister of Health | Selected | Former official | Former Health Minister. | 2 | 12 |
| Céline Antonin Economist · OFCE | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at OFCE. | 2 | 11 |
| Céline Piquemal-Prade President · Piquemal Houghton Investments | Excluded | Business executive | President of Piquemal Houghton Investments | 2 | 11 |
| Lars Persson Technical analyst · Aktierådet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst in stock market Aktierådet. | 2 | 11 |
| Thomas Röper Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 11 |
| Étienne Bracq Market commentator · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Markets commentator for BFM Business. | 2 | 11 |
| Francesco Saraceno Economist · istituto di studi politici di Parigi | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at IEP Paris. | 2 | 11 |
| Hugo Nordland Historian and author · Historiska Media | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, author activity. | 2 | 11 |
| James Pearce Legal Fellow · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Legal fellow at Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 11 |
| Annelien de Dijn | Selected | Commentator | Historian who comments on/analyzes three books. | 2 | 11 |
| Juan Manuel Medina Criminal lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal law attorney. | 2 | 11 |
| Juliet Samuel Columnist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Times. | 2 | 11 |
| Nuno Garoupa | Selected | Academic | Economist at Nova School of Business and Economics. | 2 | 11 |
| Peyman Jafari Historian and Iran expert | Selected | Academic | Historian and political scientist. | 2 | 11 |
| Harry McGee Political correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 2 | 10 |
| Isabelle Bordry Founder · Retency | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Retency (business executive). | 2 | 10 |
| Josep Guijarro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Lourdes Pérez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Michael Friis Jørgensen Equity head · HC Andersen Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock manager, asset manager. | 2 | 10 |