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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor García Author of the book Futurofobia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Iker Jiménez TV presenter, journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Immo Salo AI guru | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Ine Eriksen Søreide Chair of the Storting's Foreign Affairs Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign affairs commission leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Irene Waage Basili Shearwater head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Shearwater. | 2 | 2 |
| Isabel Guerreiro President · Santander | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Santander Portugal. | 2 | 2 |
| Iselin Guttormsen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Isolde Van den Eynde Political journalist · HLN | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Isra Bravo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and content creator. | 2 | 2 |
| Ivana Bacik Labour leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Iván Espinosa de los Monteros Politician and businessman · Vox | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician and businessman, Vox (in office). | 2 | 2 |
| Jacek Walkiewicz Psychologist, lecturer, trainer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist outside named university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Carr New York Times best-selling author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Kornfield Meditation teacher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor of meditation, wellness coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Pitcher WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Financial markets reporter WSJ | 2 | 2 |
| Jake Tapper Journalist · CNN | Excluded | Journalist | Host of CNN show. | 2 | 2 |
| Jakob Hanke Vela International reporter at POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | International reporter POLITICO | 2 | 2 |
| James Cook BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 2 | 2 |
| James Fox Documentary filmmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| James Murray Environmental journalist · Labour | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour and environmental journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| James Talarico State Representative · Texas House | Excluded | Serving politician | State Representative at Texas House IN OFFICE. | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Oliver Chef cuisinier | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Siminoff Inventor · Ring | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and inventor of Ring. | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Smyth Energy Editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Energy section editor at Financial Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Jan Christian Vestre Health minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Health Minister, Industry Minister, currently in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jan Dziedziczak Polskie Radio | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jan van Aken Die Linke | Excluded | Serving politician | Die Linke politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jan Verheyen Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Janne Paavola CEO · Nokian Panimo | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of brewery. | 2 | 2 |
| Janusz Cieszyński Member of parliament · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving (PiS). | 2 | 2 |
| Jari Sarasvuo Founder of Trainers' House | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of company. | 2 | 2 |
| Jarosław Kociszewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jarosław Urbański Sociologist, social activist · Inicjatywa Pracownicza | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sociologist and activist. | 2 | 2 |
| Jason McCarthy GORUCK Founder | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of GORUCK. | 2 | 2 |
| Javi López | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Javier G. Recuenco President of MENSA, computer engineer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Javier Urra PhD in psychology · Fundación Pequeño Deseo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor of Psychology, association founder. | 2 | 2 |
| JB Pritzker Governor · Illinois | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of Illinois in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jean de la Rochebrochard Partner · Kima Ventures | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jean-Pierre Farandou Chairman and chief executive officer · SNCF | Excluded | Business executive | Minister of Labor and Social Cohesion in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jef Neve Pianist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jennie Taer Daily Wire reporter · The Daily Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Daily Wire | 2 | 2 |
| Jens Liljestrand Author, journalist and PhD in literary studies · Expressens kulturredaktion | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist culture and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Jens Orback CEO · Global Challenges Foundation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of Global Challenges Foundation. | 2 | 2 |
| Jensen Huang CEO · Nvidia | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Nvidia. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeremy Corbyn Independent Candidate · Islington North | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent Candidate for Islington North. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeremy Hansen Astronaut · NASA | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeroen Dijsselbloem Mayor · Eindhoven | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Eindhoven in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeroen Lenaers CDA member · EVP-fractie Europees Parlement | Excluded | Serving politician | EVP MEP in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeroen Pauw Journalist and presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |