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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Ruiz author | Selected | Commentator | Author of La destrucción planificada, book. | 5 | 9 |
| Mikkel Rosenvold COO · Asgard-Steno Global Macro | Selected | Economist or consultant | COO and partner at Steno Research macro. | 5 | 86 |
| Patrice Geoffron Professeur d'économie · Université Paris-Dauphine | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at University Paris-Dauphine. | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Nurse director · Francis Crick Institute | Selected | Academic | Director of Francis Crick Institute. | 5 | 5 |
| Priya Parker Facilitator | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of The Art of Gathering. | 5 | 6 |
| Raphaël Doan Normalien et agrégé de lettres classiques, historien de l'Antiquité, et auteur | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and former senior civil servant. | 5 | 8 |
| Rita Verdonk voormalig asielminister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Robert Lustig Dr. · UCSF | Selected | Academic | Endocrinologist at UCSF. | 5 | 5 |
| Rüdiger Bachmann Wirtschaftswissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | Economist, university professor. | 5 | 7 |
| Rüdiger Frank Professor · Universität Wien | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Vienna. | 5 | 6 |
| Sara Seager astrophysicist · MIT | Selected | Academic | Planetary scientist, MIT. | 5 | 5 |
| Sarah Adams Ancien officier de ciblage CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA targeting officer. | 5 | 12 |
| Sergio Fernández escritor, divulgador, fundador · IPP | Selected | Commentator | Writer and science communicator, founder of IPP. | 5 | 6 |
| Stephen Dubner coautore di Freakonomics, host del Freakonomics podcast · Freakonomics | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of Freakonomics, economic analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Thomas Curran psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at London School of Economics. | 5 | 5 |
| Tommy Wieringa écrivain | Selected | Commentator | Essay writer, analysis writer. | 5 | 8 |
| Ulf Ellervik Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of Chemistry, chemist. | 5 | 6 |
| Álvaro de María autor de La filosofía Bitcoin | Selected | Commentator | Author of La filosofía Bitcoin, nonfiction book. | 5 | 5 |
| Øystein Tunsjø professor ved Forsvarets høgskole · Forsvarets høgskole | Selected | Academic | Professor at Norwegian Defense University and Institute for Defence Studies. | 5 | 12 |
| Larry Johnson fmr CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 5 | 290 |
| Alastair Crooke Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador. | 5 | 188 |
| George Parker political editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political editor at Financial Times, political analyst. | 5 | 39 |
| Stijn Goossens techredacteur · BNR | Selected | Commentator | Tech journalist at BNR, specialized analyst. | 5 | 15 |
| Dominika Długosz publicystka · Newsweek | Selected | Commentator | Newsweek columnist. | 5 | 81 |
| Philippe Gijsels marktenstrateeg · Trends Beleggen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market strategist analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Ulrike Guérot Politikwissenschaftlerin | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, female university professor. | 5 | 9 |
| Birgit Kelle Buchautorin und Chefredakteurin · Statement | Selected | Commentator | Author and editor, analysis for the public. | 5 | 18 |
| Coen Teulings prof. dr. · Universiteit Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Prof dr Utrecht University. | 5 | 9 |
| Eliana Johnson co-host · Ink Stained Wretches podcast | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of Ink Stained Wretches, editor and analyst. | 5 | 31 |
| Harald Martenstein Publizist · Die Welt | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and commentator for Die Welt, columnist. | 5 | 8 |
| Jakub Gajda dr · Fundacja Pułaskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz and Pułaski Foundation. | 5 | 12 |
| José María Lassalle | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 5 | 45 |
| Piergiorgio Odifreddi | Selected | Academic | Mathematician, university teacher at University of Turin. | 5 | 59 |
| Tim Sweijs dr. · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. | 5 | 14 |
| Zoë Grünewald political journalist | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist and commentator, political analyst. | 5 | 123 |
| Aaron David Miller | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior researcher at foreign policy think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Alberto Grandi docente · Università di Parma | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and degree program president at University of Parma. | 5 | 10 |
| Andrea Scanzi | Selected | Commentator | Italian writer-journalist analyst. | 5 | 16 |
| Christian Sandström forskaren · Chalmers | Selected | Academic | Docent at Chalmers. | 5 | 12 |
| Christianne van der Wal oud-minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 5 | 11 |
| Claes de Vreese prof. dr. | Selected | Academic | Professor (Prof. Dr.) explicit. | 5 | 12 |
| Cornell Belcher | Selected | Commentator | Pollster and political commentator, not an economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Dave Nadig Financial Futurist · ETF Trends and ETF Database | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial Futurist at ETF Trends Database. | 5 | 16 |
| Elias Omberg psykologistudent, influenser, samfunnsdebattant, poet og foredragsholder | Selected | Commentator | Psychology student, influencer and social debater. | 5 | 7 |
| Justyna Gotkowska | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Centre for Eastern Studies (Polish think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Marc Touati | Selected | Economist or consultant | French economist. | 5 | 8 |
| Max Bergmann director · CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. | 5 | 7 |
| Max V Karlsson ledarskribent och reporter Dagens ETC · Dagens ETC | Selected | Commentator | Opinion writer. | 5 | 19 |
| Misha Glenny Journalist · Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen | Selected | Think tank | Affiliation Institute of Human Sciences. | 5 | 15 |
| Molly White writer and critic · Citation Needed | Selected | Commentator | Critic and researcher, analyst. | 5 | 12 |