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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Qi Journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Włodzimierz Czarzasty Politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Xiang Biao Social anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Social anthropologist at Oxford University. | 2 | 2 |
| Yael Adler Dermatologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dermatologist, medical specialist. | 2 | 2 |
| Yanis Varoufakis | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Yann Lechelle Tech entrepreneur & executive · Appsfire, Snips, Scaleway | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Yaron Nadbornik Chair of the Central Council of Finnish Jewish Congregations · Suomen juutalaisten seurakuntien keskusneuvosto, Helsingin kokoomus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of a community, local politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Yevgeniy Golovchenko Lecturer and researcher · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Copenhagen. | 2 | 2 |
| Yvette Cooper Home Secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | Home Secretary, public official currently in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Zach Bush Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr., MD (physician), no university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Zbigniew Bogucki Member of parliament · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy and head of Presidential Office, public official. | 2 | 2 |
| Zeke Hernandez Professor · Wharton School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Wharton School. | 2 | 2 |
| Zsolt Szabó State secretary for Digitalization · Rijksoverheid | Excluded | Serving politician | Under-secretary in office, politics. | 2 | 2 |
| Álex Rovira Writer and speaker · Arpa Editores | Selected | Commentator | Writer and speaker, author. | 2 | 2 |
| Éric Tréguier Author of La Minute Riches | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Éric Zemmour Journalist, writer, essayist, columnist · Reconquête | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Reconquete. | 2 | 2 |
| Östen Burman Customer manager · Avanza | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Client and trader director for brokerage, commercial function. | 2 | 2 |
| Øyvind Solberg Thorsen Director · Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of Opplysningsrådet, public organization, not a think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Łukasz Rodzeń Doctor · Bracia Rodzeń | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician. | 2 | 2 |
| Łukasz Schreiber Author · Klubu Parlamentarnego Rozwój Plus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vice-Chair deputy. | 2 | 2 |
| Željko Ivezić Director of Rubin Construction, Professor of Astronomy · University of Washington | Selected | Academic | Professor of astronomy at University of Washington. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Grau Philosopher and publicist · Neue Zürcher Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist at NZZ. | 2 | 2 |
| Christiaan Vinkers Psychiatrist prof. dr. mr. | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist professor, university professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Christoph Safferling Professor · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Law at university. | 2 | 2 |
| Cynthia Liem Associate professor of intelligent systems · Delft University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at TU Delft. | 2 | 2 |
| Denis Salas Essayist and former magistrate | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist and former magistrate. | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Glaeser Professor of economics · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard University. | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Fottorino Journalist, writer, co-founder of the weekly Le 1 | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, writer, co-founder of ideas magazine. | 2 | 2 |
| Eva Meijer Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and columnist. | 2 | 2 |
| Francis Eustache Neuropsychologist, memory expert | Selected | Academic | Neuropsychologist, EPHE and INSERM. | 2 | 2 |
| Hanne Kristin Rohde Former police leader, author and inspirer | Selected | Former official et Commentator | Former police chief, now writer and coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Helge André Martinsen Oil market analyst · DNB Carnegie | Selected | Economist or consultant | Oil market analyst at DNB Carnegie. | 2 | 2 |
| Jakub Graca Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert and analyst at OSW (Polish think tank). | 2 | 2 |
| Jan Arild Snoen Author and writer | Selected | Commentator | Author and commentator. | 2 | 2 |
| Jarkko Tontti | Selected | Academic | University teacher. | 2 | 2 |
| Juha Kinnunen Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes (financial analyst). | 2 | 2 |
| Lenz Jacobsen Political editor · ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Political and serial editor at ZEIT. | 2 | 2 |
| Ludovic Subran Chief economist · Allianz | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Allianz, bank economist. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Tomasky Editor · The New Republic | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The New Republic, ideas journal editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Mikko Huotari Head · Mercator Institute For China Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director Mercator Institute for China Studies. | 2 | 2 |
| Niklas Wellfelt Ålandsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ålandsbanken, bank manager/analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Oliver Barnes US deals correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | US pharmaceutical correspondent at FT, specialized analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent | Selected | Commentator | BBC diplomatic correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Ricketts National security adviser · UK | Selected | Former official | Former national security adviser of United Kingdom. | 2 | 2 |
| Roger Josefsson Analysis head · Brummer & Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst at Nordkinn Asset Management. | 2 | 2 |
| Samuel Rines Managing director · Corbu | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing director - Corbu, consultant. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophia Gaston Head of foreign policy · Policy Exchange | Selected | Think tank | Head of foreign policy at Policy Exchange. | 2 | 2 |
| Vijay Govindarajan Professor · Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Szetela Writer and cultural critic | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Cultural Critic, author. | 2 | 2 |
| Al Roth Market-design wizard | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market design specialist and economic theorist. | 2 | 2 |