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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Plumerand | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Siddy Jobe | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Sigmund Engdal Special adviser · KS | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior advisor and municipal economist at KS. | 1 | 2 |
| Signe Molde | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sigrun Pettersborg Head of business policy · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business policy chief at Norges Bondelag. | 1 | 2 |
| Silvana Schreier Bundeshaus editor · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Federal parliament correspondent Tamedia. | 1 | 2 |
| Silvia Martín | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Brunfaut Philosopher and journalist | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and analysis journalist of ideas. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Langemann Editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Political and economic editor ZEIT | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Lelieveldt Compliance expert · Stichting Human Rights in Finance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Compliance expert and founder of Human Rights in Finance. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Widmer Germany correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Germany correspondent and foreign editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Sinead O'Carroll Editor · TheJournal.ie | Excluded | Journalist | General news media editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Siobhan Wynne Manager · ESB Networks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Grid operations director, ESB Networks. | 1 | 2 |
| Sivert Eimhjellen Judo master | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sjaak van der Tak Leader · LTO Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of agricultural professional organization LTO. | 1 | 2 |
| Sofie Vanlommel Weekend editor · De Tijd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sonia Friedman Theater producer and founder · Sonia Friedman Productions | Excluded | Business executive | Theater producer, production founder. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophia Maier Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no precise function. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophie Sidos-Vicat President of the Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur · Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France | Excluded | Business executive | President of Foreign Trade Advisors. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Porteck C't editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C't Magazin editor, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Świdziński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Steffen Hjaltelin Political analyst and former strategic advisor | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Political analyst, former adviser. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephan Scheuer Co-head of Handelsblatt's tech team | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Head of Handelsblatt Tech Team, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent, not analysis journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Backshall Naturalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Naturalist and adventurer, unclassified. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Barton Executive coach, author, creator of The Game of Ten | Selected | Commentator | Executive coach and author. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Carse Founder · King of Pops | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of King of Pops. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Laipply Global Co-Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs · BlackRock | Excluded | Business executive | Managing director at BlackRock. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Beacom Chief sportswriter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor, not an analysis journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Monacelli | Excluded | Journalist | No written function identified. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven van Eijck Special envoy for the circular economy · LPF | Selected | Former official | Former state secretary, former public official. | 1 | 2 |
| Stian Betten Aircraft engineer and avionics nerd · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Flight engineer at Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt. | 1 | 2 |
| Stine Carsten Kendal Managing director · Dagbladet Information | Selected | Commentator | CEO of media. | 1 | 2 |
| Stomy Bugsy Member · Les Grosses Têtes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Stuart Miles Journalist and founder · Squirrel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and founder. | 1 | 2 |
| Ståle Hustoft Leader · Rogaland Bondelag | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ståle Øksnes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Stéfanie Prezioso Professor of history · University of Lausanne | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at University of Lausanne. | 1 | 2 |
| Stéphane Carcillo Head of the income and work division · OCDE | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Associate professor at Sciences Po, head of OECD division. | 1 | 2 |
| Stéphane Minéo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Susana Frexes Brussels correspondent · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Susanne Askvik | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Susanne Dahl Secretary general · UNICEF | Excluded | Business executive | General secretary of UNICEF. Organization leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Susanne Tappe Reporter · NDR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NDR, not analysis journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Suvi Schwab | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Svein Harald Øygard Investor · Norwegian | Excluded | Business executive | Investor board chair Gold Road International. | 1 | 2 |
| Sverre Molvik Group CEO · Selvaag Bolig | Excluded | Business executive | Managing director (konsernsjef) of Selvaag Bolig. | 1 | 2 |
| Sylvain Ephimenco Columnist · Trouw | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Trouw. | 1 | 2 |
| Sylvie Matherat Senior advisor · Mazars | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Advisor at Mazars firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Synne Platander Drama and theatre educator · Platander samspill og utvikling | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Theatrical educator, trainer. | 1 | 2 |