Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think 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
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Fußi | Excluded | Serving politician | Communication and political consultant. | 1 | 5 |
| Shane Phelan Guest · Sunday Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Sunday Independent. | 1 | 5 |
| Simon Rosenberg Democratic strategist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Democrat political strategist, political activist. | 1 | 5 |
| Sophie Duker comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 5 |
| Stefano Patuanelli Vicepresidente del M5S · M5S | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President M5S, politician in office. | 1 | 5 |
| Stéphane Van Huffel fondateur · SVH Conseil | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of SVH Conseil and net-investissement.fr. | 1 | 5 |
| Susanna Camusso Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic Party, serving politician. | 1 | 5 |
| Susanna Karlsson docent i nordiska språk · Göteborgs universitet | Selected | Academic | Docent in Nordic languages at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 5 |
| Svein Gullbekk professor · Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of Numismatics and History, University of Oslo. | 1 | 5 |
| Sébastien Korchia directeur general et directeur des investissements · Cogefi Gestion | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director and investment director at COGEFI Gestion. | 1 | 5 |
| Tomasz Rożek | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physicist and science communicator. | 1 | 5 |
| Xavier Timbeau directeur principal · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | Senior director at OFCE. | 1 | 5 |
| Zelia Edgar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 5 |
| Albert Gjedde professor emeritus · Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus and professor at universities. | 1 | 5 |
| Marcin Celiński publicysta · Reset Obywatelski | Selected | Commentator | Polish publicist, Civic Reset columnist. | 1 | 5 |
| Alicja Pietras dr, adiunkt w Instytucie Filozofii Uniwersytetu Śląskiego · Uniwersytet Śląski | Selected | Academic | Dr. adjunct at Institute of Philosophy, University of Silesia. | 1 | 5 |
| Andreas Myhre leder av tradingselskapet · Future Commodities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and investor, trading leader. | 1 | 5 |
| Christopher Harding senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Madsen investeringschef og partner · Formue og Investeringspleje | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment chief and partner in asset management. | 1 | 5 |
| Justyna Eska-Mikołajewska dr · Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Krakow University of Economics. | 1 | 5 |
| Martin Müller Finanzredakteur · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Finance editor, Handelsblatt. | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Weeteling techanalist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst of financial markets. | 1 | 5 |
| Peter Harms professor of management · University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of management at the University of Alabama. | 1 | 5 |
| Sam Leith | Selected | Commentator | Literary critic and poetic essayist. | 1 | 5 |
| Valerio Vertua Partner · 42 Law Firm | Selected | Lawyer | Partner, 42 Law Firm, attorney. | 1 | 5 |
| Alan Shatter former minister for justice | Selected | Former official | Former minister for justice. | 1 | 5 |
| Björn Jansson filmrecensent · Kulturnytt | Selected | Commentator | Film critic Kulturnytt. | 1 | 5 |
| Carolina Norén kommentator · Sveriges Radio | Selected | Commentator | Commentator at Sveriges Radio. | 1 | 5 |
| Carolyn Dewar coauthor, senior partner at McKinsey · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner McKinsey Company, consultant. | 1 | 5 |
| Erik Bergin USA-analytiker · Svenska Dagbladet | Selected | Commentator | USA analyst at Svenska Dagblad. | 1 | 5 |
| Fredrik Segerfeldt tankesmedjan Timbro · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at think tank Timbro. | 1 | 5 |
| Goffredo Fofi writer | Excluded | Décédé | Décès en 2025. Introduced as writer in interviews on literature, theatre and cinema; Wikidata: Italian writer, critic and journalist, still alive in 2024. | 1 | 5 |
| Gurwinder Bhogal journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in Islamist groups (analyst). | 1 | 5 |
| Hein Tibosch Head of OTC, digital assets · Flow Traders | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of OTC digital assets at Flow Traders. | 1 | 5 |
| Jonathan Guiffard conseiller spécial · Institut Montaigne | Selected | Think tank | Special advisor at Institut Montaigne, French think tank. | 1 | 5 |
| José M. Rodríguez Silva periodista de Economía especializado en transformación digital · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in digital transformation. | 1 | 5 |
| Lucia Maggi avvocato | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer expert in copyright. | 1 | 5 |
| Margaux Durand-Poincloux | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal defense lawyer. | 1 | 5 |
| Matthieu Lambda chroniqueur · Micode | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Micode. | 1 | 5 |
| Nicholas Grossman international relations expert | Selected | Academic | International relations specialist, teacher at University of Illinois. | 1 | 5 |
| Paweł Jedynak Dr · Université Jagellon | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 5 |
| Roderik Rekker politicoloog · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Radboud Universiteit. | 1 | 5 |
| Sachin Savur researcher · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Government, think tank. | 1 | 5 |
| Waqas Sarwar meglersjefen · CMC Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Broker chief at CMC Markets (financial analyst). | 1 | 5 |
| Adrian Bąk Reporterzy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Akhtar Makoii foreign correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent at The Telegraph. | 1 | 4 |
| Alberto Orioli Vicedirettore vicario · Il Sole 24 Ore | Selected | Commentator | Vice-Director Il Sole 24 Ore. | 1 | 4 |
| Alberto Rojas reportero · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter EL MUNDO, reporter | 1 | 4 |
| Alessandro Alfieri Responsabile PNRR · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | PNRR Coordinator, Democratic Party, in office. | 1 | 4 |
| Alice Lhabouz présidente-fondatrice · Trecento Asset Management | Excluded | Business executive | Founder-president of Trecento Asset Management, business leader. | 1 | 4 |