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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Audureau journaliste · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Le Monde, non-fiction book author. | 1 | 1 |
| William Bundy partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| William F. Martin biólogo | Selected | Academic | University teacher (botanist, microbiologist) at University of Düsseldorf. | 1 | 1 |
| William Gale Senior Fellow · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. | 1 | 1 |
| William Gould IV labor law expert and former NLRB chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of NLRB. | 1 | 1 |
| William Kirby professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of China Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| William Marx professor of comparative literature · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor, College of France. | 1 | 2 |
| William Max Nelson historian, associate professor of history · University of Toronto | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Toronto. | 1 | 1 |
| William Nash Professor of American Studies and English · Middleburgh College | Selected | Academic | Professor, Middleburgh College. | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Soon | Selected | Academic | American astronomer at Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Wim Blanken avocat | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Boonstra econoom · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Rabobank. | 1 | 2 |
| Wim Carton Hållbarhetsforskare · Lunds universitet | Selected | Academic | Sustainability researcher, Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Klinkert militair historicus | Selected | Academic | Military historian and professor at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Lagae hoogleraar sportmarketing | Selected | Academic | Professor of sports marketing. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Tops Prof. dr. · UHasselt | Selected | Academic | Professor, UHasselt. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Hensinger professor of quantum technologies · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Professor of quantum technologies. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Nerdinger Architekturhistoriker, ehem. Leiter · Architekturmuseum der TU München | Selected | Academic | Art historian and professor at Technical University of Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Wehle Romanist, Literaturwissenschaftler · Deutsche Dante-Gesellschaft | Selected | Academic | Romanist and literary scholar, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Winifred Gallagher auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction books. | 1 | 1 |
| Wojtek Jezierski Historieprofessor | Selected | Academic | Polish historian and medievalist, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolff Fuss Kommentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, explicit commentator title. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fiedler Dr. | Selected | Academic | Ornithologist at Max Planck Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Kemp Kunsthistoriker | Selected | Academic | Art historian, professor in Hamburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Krohn Prof. Dr., Philosoph und Sozialwissenschaftler · Universität Bielefeld | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Bielefeld. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Lucht Prof. · Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Potsdam Institute for Climate Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Merkel director del departamento Democracia y democratización · Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales de Berlín | Selected | Think tank | Director at Berlin Center for Social Science Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfram Windisch Prof. Dr. · Universität Witten Herdecke | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Witten Herdecke. | 1 | 1 |
| Wout Lambrecht veteran forex-trader · Archer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seasoned forex trader in financial firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Wynn Thomas Professor | Selected | Academic | Welsh literature researcher, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavi Brun Head of Equity · TREA AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Equity at asset management firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Crettiez professeur · Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye. | 1 | 1 |
| Xiangrui Kong forskare · Göteborgs universitet | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Ximena Cely Charité | Selected | Academic | Researcher in Charité research team. | 1 | 1 |
| Xurxo Mariño collaborador | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, University of A Coruña. | 1 | 1 |
| Yair Hirschfeld professor | Selected | Academic | Israeli historian at University of Haifa. | 1 | 1 |
| Yamini Aiyar Visiting Professor of the Practice · Watson School of International and Public Affairs, Brown University | Selected | Academic | Professor at the School of International Affairs, Brown. | 1 | 1 |
| Yanell Braumuller onderzoeker · Naturalis and Universiteit Leiden | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Yang Wang senior analyst · Counterpoint Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior analyst at technology research firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Yaniv Rosen Group Leader · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Group leader at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. | 1 | 1 |
| Yannick van den Berg rechtsgeleerde · Universiteit van Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Law at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Yannick Woudstra Stockholms universitet | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with University of Stockholm. | 1 | 1 |
| Yasmien Naciri auteure | Selected | Commentator | Author analyzing the justice system. | 1 | 1 |
| Yassin Musharbash Investigativressort · ZEIT und ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Investigative department ZEIT, deep analysis journalism. | 1 | 2 |
| Ye Yaoyuan Lecturer, Professor · St. Thomas University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Saint Thomas University. | 1 | 1 |
| Yen Frydensberg Egebak forfatter og køkkenhaveformidler | Selected | Commentator | Author and host. | 1 | 1 |
| Yga Kostrzewa | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Yi-Chun Ko Professor · Asian Growth Research Institute | Selected | Think tank | Professor at the Asian Growth Research Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Yiwen Lu journalist · ChinaTalk | Selected | Commentator | Journalist ChinaTalk newsletter geopolitical analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Yogendra Yadav political thinker, activist | Selected | Commentator | Political thinker, public analyst. | 1 | 1 |