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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Tóth Journalistin · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Leader of FALTER Media Department (section head). | 6 | 47 |
| Rosa Brooks professor of law and policy · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law and Politics at Georgetown University. | 6 | 46 |
| Hanif Bali | Selected | Former official | Member of Swedish Riksdag until 2022. | 6 | 44 |
| Pedro Siza Vieira Ministro de Estado, da Economia · Governo Português | Selected | Academic | Former minister, currently lawyer and professor. | 6 | 42 |
| Viva Frei lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, practicing attorney. | 6 | 42 |
| Felicia Schön sparekonom · Avanza | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Avanza, banker. | 6 | 39 |
| Harald Magnus Andreassen Sjeføkonom · Sparebank1 Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at First Securities and SpareBank 1 Markets. | 6 | 38 |
| Ed Luce Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Financial Times, journalist-commentator. | 6 | 37 |
| Ulrich Vosgerau Rechtswissenschaftler und Rechtsanwalt | Selected | Lawyer | Legal scholar lawyer. | 6 | 35 |
| Gabriel Pogrund The Sunday Times Insight Editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Sunday Times Insight Editor, investigation and analysis editor. | 6 | 29 |
| Sigmar Gabriel Ex-Außenminister · Atlantikbrücke | Selected | Former official | Former German Foreign Minister. | 6 | 27 |
| Patryk Kugiel Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 27 |
| Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Oxford. | 6 | 27 |
| Bruno Cardoso Reis Expert geopolitique · ISCTE-IUL | Selected | Academic | Professor ISCTE-IUL, historian and geopolitologist. | 6 | 25 |
| Christian Mölling Senior Advisor beim European Policy Centre · European Policy Centre | Selected | Think tank | Senior Advisor European Policy Centre. | 6 | 25 |
| Werner Patzelt Professor Dr. | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist (professor). | 6 | 24 |
| Adi Ignatius Editor in Chief · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor in Chief of Harvard Business Review. | 6 | 24 |
| Matt Lewis medieval expert and co-host · Gone Medieval | Selected | Commentator | Medieval expert, historian, author. | 6 | 23 |
| Oskar Pietrewicz analityk · Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Zagranicznych | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 22 |
| Ben Wittes Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Director Lawfare, legal policy analyst. | 6 | 21 |
| Joanna Gocłowska-Bolek | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Faculty of Political Science, University of Warsaw. | 6 | 21 |
| Michael Every Global Strategist · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Strategist at Rabobank. | 6 | 20 |
| Kamil Całus analityk · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 19 |
| Jonathan Conricus Lt. Col. (Ret.) · Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Selected | Former official | Lt. Col. (Ret.) and former Israel Defense spokesperson. | 6 | 19 |
| Agnieszka Legucka Prof. · Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Prof at Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 19 |
| James Holland historian | Selected | Commentator | Military historian, non-fiction book author and podcaster. | 6 | 19 |
| Lars Trägårdh historiker och professor i historia · Ersta Sköndal högskola | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Ersta Sköndal University. | 6 | 18 |
| Rafał Michalski obserwator polityki amerykańskiej | Selected | Commentator | American politics observer. | 6 | 18 |
| Michał Bogusz Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 17 |
| Mark Zandi Chief Economist · Moody's Analytics | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics. | 6 | 17 |
| Lale Gül opiniemaker | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and writer, opinion maker. | 6 | 16 |
| Helga Salemon Ruslandkenner | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, Russia specialist. | 6 | 16 |
| Jaco Booyens contributor · BlazeTV | Selected | Commentator | BlazeTV contributor for news analysis. | 6 | 16 |
| Ronald van Raak voormalig politici | Selected | Former official | Former Politician, former politician. | 6 | 16 |
| Niels Th. Dahl politisk analytiker · Jyllands-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and commentator at Jyllands-Posten. | 6 | 15 |
| Catherine Rampell The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis Bulwark. | 6 | 15 |
| Heather Berlin neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist affiliated with State University of New York and Vassar College. | 6 | 15 |
| Laurence Nardon Docteure en science politique, responsable du programme Amériques · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director, IFRI. | 6 | 14 |
| Clemens Fuest Ifo-Chef · Ifo-Institut | Selected | Think tank | President of Ifo Institute, German think tank. | 6 | 14 |
| Joe Walsh former Republican congressman | Selected | Former official | Former Republican congressman. | 6 | 14 |
| Mariken van der Velden politicoloog · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. | 6 | 14 |
| Michele Boldrin economista · Ora! | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and independent political analyst. | 6 | 14 |
| Steve Hanke professor of applied economics · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University. | 6 | 14 |
| Alain Frachon éditorialiste · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Le Monde columnist. | 6 | 14 |
| Óscar Fábrega escritor | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and writer. | 6 | 14 |
| Mathieu Plane directeur adjoint du département analyse et prévision · OFCE | Selected | Academic | Associate Director OFCE. | 6 | 13 |
| Michel Goya ancien colonel de l'armée de Terre | Selected | Former official | Former Army colonel and Marine, former official. | 6 | 13 |
| Henk Kamp VVD'er · VVD | Selected | Former official | Former defense minister. | 6 | 13 |
| Wojciech Konończuk dyrektor · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Director of OSW (think tank). | 6 | 13 |
| Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy Docteur en civilisation américaine · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, American civilization. | 6 | 13 |